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  • 2.1 Etymology 1
    • 2.1.1 Pronunciation
    • 2.1.2 Proper noun
      • 2.1.2.1 Derived terms
  • 2.2 Etymology 2
    • 2.2.1 Proper noun
      • 2.2.1.1 Statistics
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  • 2.4 See also
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Translingual

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Symbol

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Cal

1. kilocalorie Synonym: kcal

English

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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• IPA(key): /kæl/

Proper noun

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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.

Derived terms

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• Cal king

Etymology 2

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Various origins:

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

Proper noun

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Cal (plural Cals)

1. A surname.

Statistics

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• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cal is the 35489th 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

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

See also

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• Cal-igang

Anagrams

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

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