Kaleb
KAY-leb
Boy · Hebrew
Meaning: Faithful, whole-hearted
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Caleb
Boy · Hebrew · Medium name
- Meaning
- Dog, faithful, whole-hearted
- Pronunciation
- KAY-leb
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Popularity
- Common in United States (2023)
Meaning varies between reference sources.
From Hebrew 'Kalev', possibly meaning dog or whole-hearted.
Popularity: US SSA, 2023
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Languages in use: Hebrew
Commonly used in: United States, Israel
Alternate spellings
KalebEnglish
K-spelling variant.
Cultural associations
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Caleb
Israelite leader who, with Joshua, spied out the Promised Land in the Book of Numbers.
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