At a Glance: Name: Kaleb – Meaning: Hebrew for 'dog' — a variant spelling of Caleb, popularly linked to faithfulness – Origin: Hebrew – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KAY-leb
Kaleb is a Hebrew boy's name meaning “Hebrew for 'dog' — a variant spelling of Caleb, popularly linked to faithfulness”. It appears in our list of 75+ *Cute* Boy Names That Start with K.
Meaning & Origin of Kaleb
Meaning: Hebrew for 'dog' — a variant spelling of Caleb, popularly linked to faithfulness.
Origin: Hebrew.
A common claim: Kaleb/Caleb means 'faithful' or 'devoted' Actually: The literal Hebrew root is 'dog' (kelev); 'faithful/devoted' is a popular symbolic reading, not the literal meaning.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Kaleb
Phonetic: KAY-leb IPA: /ˈkeɪlɛb/
Popularity of Kaleb
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1970–2024.
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