"Kalev" meaning in Estonian

See Kalev in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From folk poetry, of uncertain meaning. Cognate with Finnish Kaleva. Head templates: {{head|et|proper noun}} Kalev
  1. The father of Kalevipoeg in the Estonian national epic.
    Sense id: en-Kalev-et-name-4oVYgUV7 Categories (other): Estonian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Estonian entries with incorrect language header: 53 38 9
  2. a male given name Categories (topical): Estonian given names, Estonian male given names
    Sense id: en-Kalev-et-name-h8YdwBAs
  3. a surname
    Sense id: en-Kalev-et-name-v2O7m9sM Categories (other): Estonian surnames

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Estonian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-27 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-06-20 using wiktextract (0f7b3ac and b863ecc). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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