Kale, sometimes spelt as Kayle or abbreviated from Kalen, is a

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unisex given name, although it is more commonly given to males.

History

Americanized form of German Köhl (see

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) or

Kehl Kehl (; ) is a city with around 38,000 inhabitants in the southwestern Germany, German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies in the region of Baden on the Rhine River, at the confluence with the smaller Kinzig (Rhine), Kinzig River, directly oppo ...

and possibly also of Kahl (compare Cale). In English it is a habitational name from the villages of East and West Keal in

Lincolnshire Lincolnshire (), abbreviated ''Lincs'', is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East Midlands and Yorkshire and the Humber regions of England. It is bordered by the East Riding of Yorkshire across the Humber estuary to th ...

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 (

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) 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.

People

Given name

* Kale Ane, former professional American football player *

Kale Browne David Charles "Kale" Browne (born June 16, 1950) is an American actor. Biography He was born in San Rafael, California. Browne was the first to play the roles of Michael Hudson on '' Another World'' (1986–1993, 1995–1998) and Sam Rap ...

, actor * Kale Cezario, Ghanaian politician *

Kale Kayihura General Edward Kalekezi Kayihura, commonly known as Kale Kayihura, is a Ugandan lawyer, military general, farmer and former policeman. He was the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of the Uganda Police Force (the highest rank in that branch of ...

, Ugandan lawyer, military officer and policeman *

Kale Kye-Taung Nyo Kale Kye-Taung Nyo (, ; also spelled Kale Kyetaungnyo or Kalekyetaungnyo;The name ကလေး ကျေးတောင် ညို literally means Nyo of Kale Kye-Taung. (Harvey 1925: 96) transliterates the name as Kalekyetaungnyo, and (Aung- ...

, king of Ava from 1425 to 1426 * Kale Williams, American civil rights activist

Surname

* Aderonke Kale, major-general and former commander of the Nigerian Army Medical Corps * Jonathan Kale (born 1988), Ivorian basketball player *

Karsh Kale Karsh Kale (pronounced ''Kursh Kah-lay'', ''कर्ष काळे'' in Marathi; born 1 November 1974) is an Indian-American musician born in England. Known primarily for his experimental tabla playing within electronic music contexts, Kale ...

, musician *

Tvrtko Kale Tvrtko Kale (now Dreshler Kale, ; born 5 June 1974) is a retired Croatian-Israeli footballer who played as of July 2015 for Maccabi Kiryat Gat. The newspaper ''Slobodna Dalmacija'' rated him the best player in the Croatian First League in 2004. ...

(born 1974), Croatian-Israeli footballer *

Vasant Purushottam Kale Vasant Purushottam Kale, popularly known as Va Pu, was a Marathi writer. He wrote more than 60 books. His well-known works include ''Partner'', ''Vapurza'', ''Hi Waat Ekatichi'', and ''Thikri''. He was a famous story-teller and had over 1600 st ...

, writer

Fictional characters

* Kale (''Dragon Ball''), a character from ''Dragon Ball Super'' * Kale (Lady Kale),

villain A villain (also known as a " black hat", "bad guy" or "baddy"; The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.126 "baddy (also baddie) noun (pl. -ies) ''informal'' a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc.". the feminine form is villai ...

in the cartoon series ''

Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders ''Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders'', known outside of North America as ''Starla & the Jewel Riders'' and sometimes spelled as the more traditionally Arthurian "Guinevere", is an American fantasy animated television series aimed at the p ...

'' * Kale, a character from the film ''

A Perfect Getaway ''A Perfect Getaway'' is a 2009 American thriller film written and directed by David Twohy and starring Timothy Olyphant, Milla Jovovich, Kiele Sanchez, and Steve Zahn. Olyphant, Jovovich, Sanchez, and Zahn portray a group of vacationing ...

'' *

Jennifer Kale Jennifer Kale is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Steve Gerber and artist Rich Buckler, the character first appeared in '' Adventure into Fear'' #11 (December 1972). Jennifer Kale is John ...

, a

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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 The Rubicon (; ; ) is a shallow river in northeastern Italy, just south of Cesena and north of Rimini. It was known as ''Fiumicino'' until 1933, when it was identified with the ancient river Rubicon, crossed by Julius Caesar in 49 BC. The ri ...

'' * Kalé, is an NPC in the video game ''

Elden Ring is a 2022 action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. It was directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki with worldbuilding provided by the American fantasy writer George R. R. Martin. It was released o ...

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