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Kalle.

a diminutive of the male given name Karl

5 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

name/²kalɛ/

  1. a diminutive of the male given name Karl

    common-gender

  2. a male given name based on the diminutive above

    common-gender

  3. short for Kalle Anka (“a Christmas TV special”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · common-gender
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Where this word comes from

Affix of the first letters in Karl, based on the non-rhotic pronunciation, Kal + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

intj/²kalɛ/

  1. The letter "K" in the Swedish spelling alphabet

Where this word comes from

Affix of the first letters in Karl, based on the non-rhotic pronunciation, Kal + (gemination) l + (hypocoristic suffix) -e. Compare with Swedish male given name hypocoristic forming.

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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.