Updated June 9, 2019 Share: Boy name origins & meanings Hebrew : Faithful; dog; bold Boy name variations Caleb Cal Cleve Cliff Colby How Popular Is The Name Cale Family name origins & meanings French (Calé) and English : from Old French calé, adjectival derivative of cale ‘close-fitting cap’, hence a nickname for someone who wore such a cap.Southern Italian (Calè) : variant of Calia.Dutch : variant spelling of Kale.Americanized spelling of German Kehl.