Kalev is an

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, derived from national folk hero Kalev. Related Finnish names are Kaleva and Kalevi. Its meaning is most often "giant", "tall strong man". The etymology is uncertain. The Russian word голова (''golova''), "head" as in "headman" has been suggested, but is linguistically anachronistic. However, it could be Baltic (kalējs, "smith"), Finnic (kalea, "cool, hard") or Norse (Hlér, a sea god, from *xlewaz, or *xalewaz with an

epenthetic vowel In phonology, epenthesis (; Greek ) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the beginning syllable ('' prothesis'') or in the ending syllable (''paragoge'') or in-between two syllabic sounds in a word. The word ''epenth ...

). It appears in historical records from 15th century onwards, although an uncertain mention dates to the 12th century. People named Kalev include: * Kalev Aigro (born 1959), Nordic combined skier *

Kalev Arro Kalev Gustav Arro (17 July 1915 – 2 June 1974) was an Estonian partisan during the Soviet occupation of Estonia The Estonian SSR,, russian: Эстонская ССР officially the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic,, russian: Эсто ...

(1915–1974), partisan * Kalev Ermits (born 1992), biathlete and cross-country skier * Kalev Kallemets (born 1979), politician * Kalev Kallo (born 1948), politician * Kalev Kesküla (1959–2010), writer *Kalev Mark Kostabi, known as

Mark Kostabi Kalev Mark Kostabi (born November 27, 1960) is an American artist and composer. Early life Kostabi was born in Los Angeles on November 27, 1960, to Estonian immigrants Kaljo and Rita Kostabi. He was raised in Whittier, California and studied dra ...

(born 1960), American painter * Kalev Kotkas (born 1960), Estonian politician *

Kalev Leetaru Kalev Hannes Leetaru is an American internet entrepreneur, academic, and senior fellow at the George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciencebr>Center for Cyber & Homeland Securityin Washington, D.C. He was a former Yahoo! ...

, American internet entrepreneur and academic *

Kalev Lillo Kalev Lillo (born on 30 November 1966 in Tartu) is an Estonian politician. He has been member of XII Riigikogu. Lillo was the Deputy Mayor of Valga from 1995 until 1996 and the Mayor of Jõgeva from 1996 until 1999. He is a member of Estonian ...

(born 1966), Estonian politician *

Kalev Muru Kalev Muru (born 29 December 1954) is an Estonian mountaineer. He was born in Tartu. In 1978 he graduated from University of Tartu, Tartu State University with a degree in physics. Since 1974 he has been active in mountaineering. 1976–1989 he ...

(born 1954), Estonian mountaineer * Kalev Sepp, American military analyst and strategist and former military officer

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