Kale (name)

Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a Gaelic unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males.

Americanized form of German Köhl (see Kohl) or Kehl and possibly also of Kahl (compare Cale). In English it is a habitational name from the villages of East and West Keal in Lincolnshire which are named from Old Norse kjǫlr ‘ridge’.

It may also be a variant of Call. In Dutch it is a nickname from kaal ‘bald’.

In India (Maharashtra) it is a descriptive nickname from Hindi kale ‘black’ (Sanskrit kāla) found among Marathas or/and Kunbis, Brahmnins and other communities. The Konkanastha Brahmins have a clan called Kale.

• Kale (Dragon Ball), a character from Dragon Ball Super
• Kale (Lady Kale), villain in the cartoon series Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders
• Kale, a character from the film A Perfect Getaway
• Jennifer Kale, a Marvel Comics character
• Kale Brecht, main character of the film Disturbia
• Kale Firehart, main character of book series The Chronicles of Kale
• Kale Ingram, a character in the TV series Rubicon

• All pages with titles beginning with Kale
• All pages with titles containing Kale
• Kale (disambiguation)
• Kali (name)
• Kalle, given name

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