Kale Name Meaning & Origin
Kale
Pronunciation: KAYL (key)
Origin of the name Cale:
Transferred use of the surname derived from the Gaelic caol (thin, slender). Var: Cayl, Kail, Kale.
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Hawaiian for "strong and manly" (www.thinkbabynames.com). In Hawaiian, however, the pronunciation is kah-LEI.
A nutritious leafy green vegetable which is a form of cabbage.
- Famous real-life people named Kale
Kale Stephens: professional snowboarder
Kale Clague: professional junior hockey player (Moose Jaw Warriors)- Kale in song, story & screen
Kale Brecht: Disturbia, played by Shia LaBeouf
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