Call.
A surname.
Meaning & usage
A surname.
Where this word comes from
* As an Irish surname, shortened from McCall. * As an English surname, from the noun caul (“kind of headdress or cap”). * Also as an English surname, from Middle English calwe (“bald”). * Also as an English surname, from a Middle English derivative of Latin caulae (“sheepfold”). * As a Catalan surname, from the noun call (“narrow track”), from Latin callis (“path”). Compare Calle. * As a German surname, Americanized from Koll, Goll.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.