Kalev

Gender:
Origin: African
25 famous people named Kalev found on Wikipedia.
157 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 5616-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 4603-th in year 2014
Used in: Biblical, Estonian

Meanings

Kalev is an Estonian masculine given name, derived from national folk hero Kalev. Related Finnish names are Kaleva and Kalevi.
Its meaning is most often "giant", "tall strong man". The etymology is uncertain. The Russian word голова (golova), "head" as in "headman" has been suggested, but is linguistically anachronistic. However, it could be Baltic (kalējs, "smith"), Finnic (kalea, "cool, hard") or Norse (Hlér, a sea god, from *xlewaz, or *xalewaz with an epenthetic vowel). It appears in historical records from 15th century onwards, although an uncertain mention dates to the 12th century.
People named Kalev include:
Kalev Kallo (born 1948), politician
Kalev Katus (1955–2008), demographer
Kalev Kesküla (1959–2010), writer
Kalev Mark Kostabi (born 1960), American painter
Kalev Ots (born 1949) engineer and politician
Kalev Rebane (born 1980), political activist
Kalev Sepp, American military analyst and strategist and former military officer
Kalev Vaska, writer

Form of caleb: dog.

Famous People: 25 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Kalev Leetaru American academic
2 Kalev Sepp American Army officer
3 Viktor Kalev 1969 Comic actor
4 Kamen Kalev 1975 Bulgarian film director and screenwriter
5 Sagi Kalev 1971 Israeli personal trainer
6 Kalev Kallemets
7 Kalev Kotkas
8 Kalev Kukk Estonian politician
9 Kalev Ermits 1992 Estonian biathlete
10 Kalev Vann 1956
11 Kalev Muru
12 Kalev Kaljuste 1978
13 Kalev Päid 1936
14 Kalev Vilgats 1966 Estonian journalist
15 Kalev Kesküla 1959
16 Kalev Jaago
17 Ivaylo Kalev 1946 Bulgarian ice hockey player
18 Kalev Koger 1933
19 Kalev Urbanik 1956
20 Kalev Tammin 1941
21 Kalev Parksepp 1945
22 Kalev Pensa 1929
23 Kalev Kruup 1920
24 Kalev Annom
25 Kalev Tarkpea