Kalev may refer to:
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Kalev (mythology)
Kaleva – also known as Kalevi or Kalev – and his sons are important heroic figures in Estonian, Finnish and Karelian mythology. In the Finnish epic the ''Kalevala'', he is an ancient Finnish ruler. In Estonian mythology and Friedrich Reinhol ...
, a character from Estonian mythology
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Kalev (given name)
Kalev is an Estonian masculine given name, 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 (''gol ...
, an Estonian masculine given name
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Kalev (confectioner)
AS Kalev (2006–2012 Kalev Chocolate Factory AS) is an Estonian confectionery company. The company traces its origins back two hundred years, the business that preceded the Maiasmokk café was founded in 1806, and is now owned by Kalev. The Ka ...
, an Estonian sweets company
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BC Kalev
BC Kalev, known as BC Kalev/Cramo for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia. The team plays in the Korvpalli Meistriliiga, the Estonian-Latvian Basketball League and the FIBA Europe Cup. They play their ...
, a basketball club based in Tallinn, Estonia
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JK Tallinna Kalev
JK Tallinna Kalev, also known as Tallinna Kalev or simply Kalev, is a football club based in Tallinn, Estonia, that competes in the Meistriliiga, the top flight of Estonian football. The club's home ground is the Kalevi Keskstaadion.
Formed as ...
, a football club based in Tallinn, Estonia
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JK Sillamäe Kalev
JK Sillamäe Kalev, commonly known as Sillamäe Kalev, or simply as Sillamäe, is a football club, based in Sillamäe, Estonia. Founded in 1957, Sillamäe Kalev was one of the founding members of the Meistriliiga.
The club competed in the Meis ...
, a football club based in Sillamäe, Estonia
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Tallinna Kalev RFC
Tallinna Kalev RFC is an Estonian rugby
Rugby may refer to:
Sport
* Rugby football in many forms:
** Rugby league: 13 players per side
*** Masters Rugby League
*** Mod league
*** Rugby league nines
*** Rugby league sevens
*** Touch (sport)
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, a rugby union club based in Tallinn, Estonia
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Kalev-class submarine
The ''Kalev'' class consisted of two mine laying submarines built for the Estonian Navy.
Development history
The newly independent Republic of Estonia followed the Finnish naval armament program and the common top secret defence cooperat ...
, class of Estonian British-built submarines and leading ship of this class
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Estonian Sports Association Kalev
Estonian Sports Association Kalev ( et, Eesti Spordiselts Kalev) is a sports association in Estonia, founded in 1901.
History
The association was founded in 1901 in Tallinn as the Kalev Amateur Cyclist Society (). In 1908, a tennis club was es ...
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Kaliv (Hasidic dynasty)
Kaliv is a Hasidic dynasty founded by Yitzchak Isaac Taub (1744–1821) of Nagykálló (in Yiddish ''Kalev, Kaalov, Kaliv''), Hungary.
History Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Taub
Rabbi Taub (1751 - 7 Adar 2, March 21 1821) was the rabbi of Kalov and th ...
, the Chassidic dynasty and Rebbes of Kaliv/Kalev/Kalov
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Caleb (given name)
Caleb is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "faithful."
Given name
Biblical figures
*Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, an important figure in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament
* Caleb, son of Hezron, one of the three sons of Hezron, menti ...
, a Biblical name, originally rendered in Hebrew as Calev
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Kalev (band), a British rock band
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