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Around the world, Калле (Kalle , Calle , Callet ) is a common largely masculine, but infrequently female first name. The first name Калле is characteristic of Northern Europe, particularly Sweden, where it is quite a common male name, Finland, and Estonia, where it is quite a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Sweden, India, and Finland. More frequently, Калле is the last name as well as the forename.
Калле is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Aracuan Bird , the Disney character, Melody Time; Titus McDuck , the grandfather of Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck Family Tree; Kalle Laitela , character in Salatut elämät; König Kalle Wirsch , character in Herzfaden (novel) and Kalle Silander , among other works.