Cal

See also: cal, Cal., cal., cál, and càl

Translingual

Symbol

Cal

1. kilocalorie

   Synonym: kcal

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English

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Cal

1. A short form of the male given names Caleb, Calum or Calvin.
2. A diminutive of the female given name Caroline.
3. (informal) University of California, Berkeley
4. (informal, uncommon) California.

Etymology 2

Various origins:

• Borrowed from Spanish Cal. This surname is mostly found in Guatemala.
• Borrowed from Polish Cal.
• Borrowed from Turkish Çal.

Proper noun

Cal (plural Cals)

1. A surname​.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cal is the 35489^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 634 individuals. Cal is most common among Black/African American (31.55%), Hispanic/Latino (29.18%), White (24.29%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (11.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cal”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 269.

Anagrams

• ACL, CLA, LAC, LAc, LCA, Lac, alc, lac