Merciful, gentle, or a dove
Kalman is a Central European name with two primary etymological paths. It is often used as a Yiddish form of the Greek name Kalonymos, meaning 'beautiful name,' or as a variant of the Hungarian name Kálmán, which likely derives from the Turkic word for 'rest' or 'remainder.'
Less common today
Kalman isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #4,007 in 2017.
Prime Minister of Hungary from 1875 to 1890
Israeli politician and signatory of the Declaration of Independence
Hungarian engineer and inventor of the phase-converter
Prime Minister of Hungary and prominent financier
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
