Kalle
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Kalle, is a name of North Germanic
origin, a variation of Karl
. In Sweden
, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle.
North Germanic languages
The North Germanic languages or Scandinavian languages, the languages of Scandinavians, make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages, a sub-family of the Indo-European languages, along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages...
origin, a variation of Karl
Karl
-Royalty:* Karl of Austria - last Austrian Emperor-Karl as first name:*Karl , the ancestor of the peasants according to Norse mythology, see Ríg *Karl Auerbach, computer scientistKarl Walter,German car enthusiast...
. In Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, people named Karl are commonly nicknamed Kalle.
Given name
- Kalle HavulinnaKalle HavulinnaKalle Havulinna is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the top professional league in Finland, the SM-liiga. He played 10 season with the Tampere Ilves. He was inducted into the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame in 1985.-External links:*...
(b. 1924). retired Finnish professional ice hockey player - Kalle PalanderKalle PalanderKalle Markus Palander is a Finnish alpine skier, the most successful male Finn ever in the sport.In 1999 Palander won the world championship in slalom. He also won the Alpine skiing World Cup in slalom during the 2002–2003 season, and was fourth in the overall standings. Palander has also...
(b. 1977), a Finnish alpine skier - Kalle Blomkvist, a fictional character created by Astrid Lindgren; see Bill BergsonBill BergsonBill Bergson is a fictional boy detective created by Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren.Lindgren's detective story is of Bill Bergson, a more-or-less ordinary Swedish boy with an extraordinary fascination for detective work...
- Kalle VaronenKalle VaronenKalle Varonen is a retired freestyle sprint swimmer from Finland. Varonen competed for his native country at 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. His best result was a 12th place with the men's 4×100 metres freestyle relay team, alongside Jani Sievinen, Antti Kasvio, and Janne...
(b. 1974), a Finnish freestyle swimmer
Other uses
- Kalle (river)Kalle (river)Kalle is a river of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
, a river North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
; a tributary of the Weser - Chemische Fabrik Kalle, an industrial company located in Wiesbaden-BiebrichWiesbaden-BiebrichBiebrich is a borough of the city of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. With over 36,000 inhabitants, it is the most-populated of Wiesbaden's boroughs. It is located south of the city center on the Rhine River, opposite the Mainz borough of Mombach...
, founded in 1863 by Dr. Wilhelm Kalle and acquired by Hoechst AGHoechst AGHoechst AG was a German chemicals then life-sciences company that became Aventis Deutschland after its merger with France's Rhône-Poulenc S.A. in 1999...
in 1953