Kali is an

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Sanskrit Sanskrit (; attributively , ; nominally , , ) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in South Asia after its predecessor languages had diffused there from the northwest in the late ...

origins from the name Kālá. It is also a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

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Kalle Kalle is a masculine given name of North Germanic origin, a variation of Karl. In Sweden, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle. The name is also found in Finland and Estonia Notable people with the name include: Given name * Kalle An ...

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Kali Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...

. Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces * Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer *

Kali (demon) In Hinduism, Kali ( Devanāgari: , IAST: ', with both vowels short; from a root ', 'suffer, hurt, startle, confuse') is the being who reigns during the age of the Kali Yuga and acts as the nemesis of Kalki, the tenth and final avatar of the Hin ...

, Hindu mortal demon, source of all evil * Kali (footballer), nickname of Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, (born 1978), Angolan former footballer * Kali (painter), nickname of Hanna Weynerowska (1918–1998), Polish painter *

Kali (French singer) Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 21 February 1959), better known by his stage name Kali, is a French musician from Martinique known for his contributions to Modern Zouk, banjo playing and his work with the Eurovision Song Contest. He is further notab ...

, stage name of Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 1959), French musician

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Kali Meehan Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 9 March 1970) is an Australian professional boxer of Fijian descent. He turned pro after a career in rugby league. His son Willis Meehan plays rugby league and boxes. Amateur career Before becoming professional, ...

, nickname of Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 1970), New Zealand-born boxer * Kali Mirza, stagename of Kalidas Chattopadhyay, Indian composer *

Kali Mountford Carol Jean Mountford (née Newton; born 12 January 1954) is a British Labour Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Colne Valley from 1997 until she retired from the House of Commons at the 2010 general election. Ear ...

, nickname of Carol Jean Mountford (born 1954), British politician *

Kali Muscle Chuck "Kali Muscle" Kirkendall (born February 18, 1975) is an American actor, author, bodybuilder and entertainer who has appeared in commercials for Taco Bell, GEICO, Snickers, Comcast, Honda and others. Career Kali Muscle has appeared as the ...

, stagename of Chuck Kirkendall (born 1975), American bodybuilder, model and actor * Kali Mutsa, stagename of Celine Reymond, Chilean singer and the name of her band * Kali N. Rathnam, stage name of Narayana Padaiyatchi Rathnam, (c. 1897 – 1950), Indian actor *

Kali Uchis Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer. She released her debut mixtape, ''Drunken Babble'', in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, ''Por Vida'', released in 2015. In 2018, Uc ...

, professional name of Karly-Marina Loaiza (born 1994), American singer and songwriter

Given name

* Kali Alaudeen (born 1984), Indian football player * Kali Arulpragasam, English jewelry designer and artist (also sister of musician M.I.A.) * Kali Charan Bahl, Indian professor of languages and linguistics *

Kali Banerjee Kali Banerjee (20 November 1920 – 5 July 1993) was an Indian actor, who worked in the 1950s–1970s in Bengali cinema. He is best known for his work with film directors like Satyajit Ray in ''Parash Pathar'' (1958) and Ritwik Ghatak in ''Na ...

(1921–1993), Indian film actor *

Kali Charan Banerjee Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1907), spelt also as Kalicharan Banerji or K.C. Banerjea or K.C. Banurji, was a Bengali convert to Christianity through the Free Church of Scotland, the founder of ''Calcutta Christo Samaj'', a Calcutta lawyer, and ...

(1847–1902), Indian Christian * Kali S. Banerjee (1914–2002), Bangladeshi statistics professor *

Kali Prasad Baskota Kali Prasad Baskota ( ne, काली प्रसाद बास्कोटा) is a Nepali singer, musician and lyricist. Baskota has also judged in first three season of Nepali Reality show Nepal Idol. Career He started his music career ...

(born 1979) Nepali singer, musician and lyricist * Kali Christ (born 1991), Canadian speed skater * Kali Davis-White (born 1994), American sprint athlete *

Kali Ranjan Deb Kali Ranjan Deb is a Bharatiya Janata Party politician from Assam. He has been elected in Assam Legislative Assembly The Assam Legislative Assembly is the unicameral legislature of the Indian state of Assam. It is housed in Guwahati, the cap ...

, Indian politician *

Kali Flanagan Kali Dora Flanagan (born September 19, 1995) is an American ice hockey player for the American national team and the Boston Pride of the PHF. She also serves as an assistant coach for the Northern Cyclones, the first female coach in USPHL histo ...

(born 1995), American ice hockey player * Kali Gwegwe (born 1969), Nigerian football executive *

Kali Hawk Kali Hawk (born October 4, 1986) is an American actress, comedian, model and jewelry designer. She has starred in films such as '' Fifty Shades of Black'', ''Couples Retreat'', '' Bridesmaids'' and '' Tyler Perry Presents Peeples''. She recurred ...

(born 1986), American actress, comedian and model *

Kali Charan Hembram Kali Charan Hembram (born 1 May 1960) is an Indian writer of Santali language and civil servant from Odisha. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for Santali in 2019. Biography Hembram was born on 1 May 1960 in Mayurbhanj. He completed his school ...

(born 1960), Indian writer * Kali Bahadur Malla, Nepalese politician * Kali Nikitas (born 1964), American graphic designer *

Kali Ongala Kali Ongala (born August 31, 1979) is a former Young Africans S.C. and GIF Sundsvall midfielder. He currently coaches Azam FC. Career Ongala began playing football with Young Africans S.C. in 1999. He went abroad for trials in England and the Uni ...

(born 1979), English football player * Kali Prasad (born 1967), Indian politician *

Kali Reis Kali Reis (born August 24, 1986) is an American professional boxer and actress. She is a former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBC female middleweight title in 2016 and the WBA, WBO, and IBO female light welterweight titl ...

(born 1986), American boxer *

Kali Rocha Kali Michele Rocha (born December 5, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for portraying Karen Rooney, the mother of four Rooney children and school's vice principal, in the Disney Channel sitcom '' Liv and Maddie''. She has also co-written ...

(born 1971), American actress *

Kali Nath Roy Kali Nath Roy (1878 – 9 December 1945) was a Bengali nationalist journalist and the Chief Editor of the newspaper The Tribune. His son Samarendra Nath Roy was a mathematician and applied statistician. Early life Roy was born in 1878 at Jessore ...

(1878–1945), Indian journalist and editor *

Kali Charan Saraf Kali Charan Saraf is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Malviya Nagar constituency of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in India. He is a leader of Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former minister in Raje ministry. He studied B Com f ...

, Indian politician * Kali Spitzer (born 1987), Canadian indigenous photographer * Kali Charan Suman (born 1964), Indian politician *

Kali Troy Kali Bianca Troy (born March 7, 1971) is an American voice actress also known as Kittie KaBoom. Early life She was born in Washington, D.C., U.S. She studied broadcast journalism at Clark Atlanta University. She has a degree in print journalism ...

(born 1971), American voice actress * Kali VanBaale (born 1975), American novelist

Middle name

Rognvald Kali Kolsson Ragnvald, Rögnvald or Rognvald or Rægnald is an Old Norse name (Old Norse ''Rǫgnvaldr'', modern Icelandic ''Rögnvaldur''; in Old English ''Regenweald'' and in Old Irish, Middle Irish ''Ragnall''). Notable people with the name include: * Ragnval ...

(c. 1103 – 1158), Norwegian saint *

Shar-Kali-Sharri Shar-Kali-Sharri (, '' DShar-ka-li-Sharri''; reigned c. 2217–2193 BC middle chronology, c. 2153–2129 BC short chronology) was a king of the Akkadian Empire. Rule Succeeding his father Naram-Sin in c. 2217 BC, he came to the throne in an age ...

(fl. c. 2217–2193 BC), Akkadian Empire king

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* Anouar Kali (born 1991), Moroccan football player *

Cyril Kali Cyril Kali (born 21 January 1984) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Panserraikos F.C., Panserraikos in the Football League Greece, Greek Professional League. Born in France, Kali represe ...

(born 1984), French footballer *

Kelley Kali Kelley Kali is an American director, actor, writer, and producer. She is the creator of the 2021 indie film '' I'm Fine (Thanks for Asking)'', which has won several awards in the film festival circuit. Other directing credits include ''Lalo's Hou ...

, American director and producer *Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, stagename of

Craig Vincent Smith Craig Vincent Smith (April 25, 1945 – March 16, 2012) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. He began his career in the 1960s playing pop and folk music, and appearing on ''The Andy Williams Show''. Smith wrote several songs that were ...

(1945–2012), American musician, songwriter and actor *

Sándor Káli Sándor Káli (born July 3, 1951) is a Hungarian politician and Member of Parliament. Káli is a member of the Hungarian Socialist Party and a former mayor of Miskolc Miskolc ( , , ; Czech language, Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkol ...

(born 1951), Hungarian politician *

Shanti Kali Gurudev Santi Kali or Santi Tripura (died 27 August 2000) was a popular Hindu priest who was shot to death inside his ashram near Jirania under the Sadar subdivision in the Indian state of Tripura. Police reports regarding the incident identified ...

(died 2000), Indian Hindu priest *

Sinbad Kali Sinbad Kali born 25 March 1987 is a former professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Central Coast Centurions in the NSW Cup and in the NRL for the Melbourne Storm. He played as a prop. Playing career In round 16 of ...

(born 1987), Australian rugby footballer *

Tamar-kali Tamar-kali (born Tamara Colletta Brown) is an American rock singer-songwriter and composer based in Brooklyn, New York. Early life Tamar-kali was born and raised in Brooklyn a 2nd generation musician through her father, who was a band leader ...

, American singer-songwriter *

Wavala Kali Wavala Kali (born 26 June 1954) is a Papua New Guinean sprint (running), sprinter. He competed in the Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres, men's 200 metres and the Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres, ...

(born 1954), Papua New Guinean sprint athlete

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