Given name · Hebrew

כלב

“dog”

כלב (kalév) is a masculine given name. It is used in Hebrew.

HebrewWritten in Hebrew script, read right to left. In English: kalév.

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Meaning & origin

What it means

כלב goes back to a word meaning “dog.”

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כלב’s family of names

In Hebrew usage, כלב has a later derivative in Kaleb. In Hebrew usage, כלב can be written in the Roman alphabet as kalév.

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Around the world

כלב has relatives in 3 languages.

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Spellings & scripts 1

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kalévromanization · Hebrew

Across languages 3

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