Caleb

Caleb \ca-leb, cal-eb\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Caleb is pronounced as KEYLahB (English) ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Caleb: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EY as in "ate (EY.T)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)"

What is the origin of Caleb?

Caleb is primarily used in the English and Hebrew languages, and its language of origin is Hebrew. The name's meaning is dog; dog-like devotion to God. Biblical name derived from the element 'keleb' which means dog. An old form of Caleb is Kaleb (Hebrew). In the Bible, Caleb was one of Moses' companions in the journey to the promised land of Canaan. The name was consequently popular with Puritans after the Reformation, particularly in USA. In literature, the name has appeared in William Godwin's novel Caleb Williams (1794). Caleb is a widely used name; it has 27 forms that are used in both English and other languages. Forms used in English what does the name Caeleb mean, Caelob definition, name Caileb origin, name Cailob origin, Calab definition, Calen name, Caley definition, Calib definition, short names for Calie, baby name Calob, baby name Calub, Calyb meaning, Cayleb meaning of name, name Caylob origin, short names for Kalebh, Kalin name, Kalyb meaning, nicknames for Kayleb, and what does the name Kaylob mean. Other English forms the contractions Cael definition, meaning of Cal, Cale meaning and origin, and baby name Kale, and the variant spelling Kaleb meaning and origin (used in Hebrew, Dutch and German as well). Foreign forms of Caleb the Arabic name Kalb meaning, the Hawaiian Kalepa meaning, and the Hebrew name Kalev origin. Caleb is very popular as a baby name for boys. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1960s. At the peak of its usage in 2002, 0.564% of baby boys were given the name Caleb. It ranked at #35 then. In 2010, its usage was 0.509% and its ranking #33, and it was the most popular out of all boy names in its group. In 2010, Caleb was thrice as popular as the 2nd ranked name, short names for Kaleb.

List of baby names Caleb:

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The baby name Caleb fun facts:

The name Caleb in reverse order is "Belac".

The numerological value of the name Caleb is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Caleb?

Caleb is in the top names in USA.