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Meaning & History
The surname Kalleske can be found among 40 telephone subscribers in Germany, in addition to the spelling Kaleske (about 39 times), with at least six namesake. Assuming that the normal spread of a family name is between 400 and 500 times this name is very rare. The map shows that the name bearers Kalleske are particularly concentrated in Saxony and Brandenburg and the name bearers Kaleske are mainly concentrated in North Rhine Westphalia, Lower Saxony, but also in Saxony and Brandenburg.
The family name Kalleske is a name that can be explained as a non-German name due to its rarity and its relatively wide distribution (concerns Kaleske) and accumulation in the Ruhr area. Experience has shown that the accumulation of names in this area mostly goes back to the influx from the east (Silesian miners, refugees).
The family name is a Germanized form of a name for Lower Sorbian or Polish names such as Kalischka (Kalisɀka), Kalischke (Kalisɀke), Kallischko (Kalisɀko), Kalliske (Kalisɀke). These can be explained as general names for someone who sullies himself or others with dirt or as a name of origin for someone who comes from Kalisz. But one after the other.
In the 12th century, people often only had a given name, which could be followed by an epithet. Especially in places with a higher concentration of people who often had the same given name, another name had to be placed next to the real name for differentiation and identification. The name was usually passed on from the father to the descendants. The epithet that arose became increasingly independent in character and became today's family name in the 12th century, initially in the cities of south-western Germany.
This development was mainly influenced by legal innovations such as inheritance law and economic upturn. But also the neighbouring roman countries – Italy and France – had a significant influence, because there this development started earlier. In the countries east of Germany, e.g. Poland, the development of family names began around the same time as in Germany and ended in rural areas around the 15th century.
Many names of Slavic origin go back to the mixing of German settlers with Slavic peoples east of the Elbe and Saale, in parts of Franconia, Bavaria and Austria. Immigration from Eastern European areas also had a major impact. Slavic family names came to the west mainly through the influx of tens of thousands of miners who came to the Ruhr area since the 19th century. After 1945, refugees (around 12 million) brought the name to western regions.
In most cases, the family name Kalleske can be associated with the following:
• the ancient Slavic word *kalъ, which means something like ,dirt, excrement, swamp‘
• lower Sorbian kaliś, which means something like ,make the water cloudy, stir the mud in the water; splash someone with cloudy water; to pollute, to sully‘
• Polish kalić, which means something like ,revile, insult‘
• Czech kalit, which means something like ,tarnish, contaminate, to pollute, to sully‘
The first bearer of the name Kalleske may have been a person who attracted attention due to their frequent dirtiness or who often made others dirty.
This group of names was created by naming people according to character (Quadflieg from low german quad ,bad‘), mental (Smart) or physical (Korte from low german kort ,short‘) characteristics, but also according to events in their life history, e.g. the date of birth (Gutjahr, May) or the circumstances of the birth (foundling, twin).
In addition to surnames from given names (Arndt to Arnold, Peters) and surnames from job titles (Fisherman, Miller, Shoemaker), family names from nicknames form one of the largest family name groups not only in Germany.
If the origin of the bearers of the name is certain, the surname Kalleske can possibly also be traced back to the Polish place name Kalisɀ (Kalisch) as a name of origin. A name of origin usually reflects the origin of a stranger who moved to an area, where he was given the name according to his origin. This group of names is often identified by the ending -er indicating the origin, e.g. Münchner, which gives the name the meaning ,which comes from Munich‘. Often the people were already named in their hometown, which can partly be explained by the fact that the farmers who moved to the cities were named that way. But patriotic motives have also been incorporated into the naming. In addition, patriotic motives have also influenced the naming.
The surname Kalleske can be traced back to the following place names.
• Kalisɀ, local community Regimin (Ciechanów): 1454, 1473 Kalyschs; 1463, 1502 Calysch; 1523 Calysɀ; 1567, 1783, 1827, 1882 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ, local community Dziemiany-Lipusz (Gdansk/Danzig): 1437-38 Kalis; 1471 Calysch; 1534 Calissh; 1570 Kalisɀ; 1664 z Kalisɀa; 1686 Kalisɀ, przy Kalisɀu, do Kalisɀa; 1720 Kallisɀ; 1796-1802 Kallisch; 1882 Kalisɀ, niem. Kalisch; 1925 Kalisɀ (Kalisch)
• Kalisɀ (Kalisz/Kalisch): Kaλσia (Ptolomeus); 1106/1107 Calis; (1136) de Calis; 1210 de Calis; (1218) de Chalis; (1264) 1523 in Kalisɀ; 1280 in Kalis; (1294) 1708 cum nostris hortulanmis in antiqua civitate Kalis; (1296) 1459 in Calych; (1326) 1545 prope Caliss; 1390 ad Kalis; 1411 do Kalischa; 1471 in Kalisch; 1511-23 in Calysch; 1579 Calis civitas; 1618-20 Kalisɀ; 1882 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ, local community Izbica Kujawska (Częchstochowa/Tschechstochau): 1877 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ Pomorski (Koszalin/Köslin): (1251) civitatem Kaliss
The most interesting are the first three place names mentioned, which can be traced back to old Polish kal with the meaning ,dirt, excrement, mud, puddle‘, followed by the suffix -isz. The place name Kalisɀ means a place where it is muddy, dirty, swampy. In Polish names derived from place names are usually expanded with the origin-indicating suffix -ski, which has the same meaning as the German -er in names of origin (,which comes from‘).It is possible that the ending in the name Kalleske goes back to the Polish -ski ending, ‘someone which was named from Kalis or Kalisz‘. It was later Germanized.
In summary, the surname Kalleske can be explained as a Germanized, originally Lower Sorbian or Polish form of the name. As mentioned, the family name Kalleske can go back to names like Kalischka (Kalisɀka), Kalischke (Kalisɀke), Kallischko (Kalisɀko), Kalliske (Kalisɀke) or Kaliski (Kalisɀki). When Germanizing a Slavic original form such as Kalisɀka, Kalisɀke the /sz/ was fixed as German /sch/ or /s/ according to its pronunciation. The speech sound -ka could be weakened to -ke if it had not originated in Slavic, and the internal sounding /i/ I was also lowered to /e/ ɛ. The surname Kalleske is formerly Kalis(ɀ)ke (compared to Upper Sorbian Kališke) and can best be described as a Lower Sorbian or Polish nickname for someone who makes the water cloudy, stirs up the mud in the water; splashing cloudy water on someone; pollutes, sullied. In only a few cases, the family name can be traced back to the place name Kalisɀ.
The family name Kalleske is a name that can be explained as a non-German name due to its rarity and its relatively wide distribution (concerns Kaleske) and accumulation in the Ruhr area. Experience has shown that the accumulation of names in this area mostly goes back to the influx from the east (Silesian miners, refugees).
The family name is a Germanized form of a name for Lower Sorbian or Polish names such as Kalischka (Kalisɀka), Kalischke (Kalisɀke), Kallischko (Kalisɀko), Kalliske (Kalisɀke). These can be explained as general names for someone who sullies himself or others with dirt or as a name of origin for someone who comes from Kalisz. But one after the other.
In the 12th century, people often only had a given name, which could be followed by an epithet. Especially in places with a higher concentration of people who often had the same given name, another name had to be placed next to the real name for differentiation and identification. The name was usually passed on from the father to the descendants. The epithet that arose became increasingly independent in character and became today's family name in the 12th century, initially in the cities of south-western Germany.
This development was mainly influenced by legal innovations such as inheritance law and economic upturn. But also the neighbouring roman countries – Italy and France – had a significant influence, because there this development started earlier. In the countries east of Germany, e.g. Poland, the development of family names began around the same time as in Germany and ended in rural areas around the 15th century.
Many names of Slavic origin go back to the mixing of German settlers with Slavic peoples east of the Elbe and Saale, in parts of Franconia, Bavaria and Austria. Immigration from Eastern European areas also had a major impact. Slavic family names came to the west mainly through the influx of tens of thousands of miners who came to the Ruhr area since the 19th century. After 1945, refugees (around 12 million) brought the name to western regions.
In most cases, the family name Kalleske can be associated with the following:
• the ancient Slavic word *kalъ, which means something like ,dirt, excrement, swamp‘
• lower Sorbian kaliś, which means something like ,make the water cloudy, stir the mud in the water; splash someone with cloudy water; to pollute, to sully‘
• Polish kalić, which means something like ,revile, insult‘
• Czech kalit, which means something like ,tarnish, contaminate, to pollute, to sully‘
The first bearer of the name Kalleske may have been a person who attracted attention due to their frequent dirtiness or who often made others dirty.
This group of names was created by naming people according to character (Quadflieg from low german quad ,bad‘), mental (Smart) or physical (Korte from low german kort ,short‘) characteristics, but also according to events in their life history, e.g. the date of birth (Gutjahr, May) or the circumstances of the birth (foundling, twin).
In addition to surnames from given names (Arndt to Arnold, Peters) and surnames from job titles (Fisherman, Miller, Shoemaker), family names from nicknames form one of the largest family name groups not only in Germany.
If the origin of the bearers of the name is certain, the surname Kalleske can possibly also be traced back to the Polish place name Kalisɀ (Kalisch) as a name of origin. A name of origin usually reflects the origin of a stranger who moved to an area, where he was given the name according to his origin. This group of names is often identified by the ending -er indicating the origin, e.g. Münchner, which gives the name the meaning ,which comes from Munich‘. Often the people were already named in their hometown, which can partly be explained by the fact that the farmers who moved to the cities were named that way. But patriotic motives have also been incorporated into the naming. In addition, patriotic motives have also influenced the naming.
The surname Kalleske can be traced back to the following place names.
• Kalisɀ, local community Regimin (Ciechanów): 1454, 1473 Kalyschs; 1463, 1502 Calysch; 1523 Calysɀ; 1567, 1783, 1827, 1882 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ, local community Dziemiany-Lipusz (Gdansk/Danzig): 1437-38 Kalis; 1471 Calysch; 1534 Calissh; 1570 Kalisɀ; 1664 z Kalisɀa; 1686 Kalisɀ, przy Kalisɀu, do Kalisɀa; 1720 Kallisɀ; 1796-1802 Kallisch; 1882 Kalisɀ, niem. Kalisch; 1925 Kalisɀ (Kalisch)
• Kalisɀ (Kalisz/Kalisch): Kaλσia (Ptolomeus); 1106/1107 Calis; (1136) de Calis; 1210 de Calis; (1218) de Chalis; (1264) 1523 in Kalisɀ; 1280 in Kalis; (1294) 1708 cum nostris hortulanmis in antiqua civitate Kalis; (1296) 1459 in Calych; (1326) 1545 prope Caliss; 1390 ad Kalis; 1411 do Kalischa; 1471 in Kalisch; 1511-23 in Calysch; 1579 Calis civitas; 1618-20 Kalisɀ; 1882 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ, local community Izbica Kujawska (Częchstochowa/Tschechstochau): 1877 Kalisɀ
• Kalisɀ Pomorski (Koszalin/Köslin): (1251) civitatem Kaliss
The most interesting are the first three place names mentioned, which can be traced back to old Polish kal with the meaning ,dirt, excrement, mud, puddle‘, followed by the suffix -isz. The place name Kalisɀ means a place where it is muddy, dirty, swampy. In Polish names derived from place names are usually expanded with the origin-indicating suffix -ski, which has the same meaning as the German -er in names of origin (,which comes from‘).It is possible that the ending in the name Kalleske goes back to the Polish -ski ending, ‘someone which was named from Kalis or Kalisz‘. It was later Germanized.
In summary, the surname Kalleske can be explained as a Germanized, originally Lower Sorbian or Polish form of the name. As mentioned, the family name Kalleske can go back to names like Kalischka (Kalisɀka), Kalischke (Kalisɀke), Kallischko (Kalisɀko), Kalliske (Kalisɀke) or Kaliski (Kalisɀki). When Germanizing a Slavic original form such as Kalisɀka, Kalisɀke the /sz/ was fixed as German /sch/ or /s/ according to its pronunciation. The speech sound -ka could be weakened to -ke if it had not originated in Slavic, and the internal sounding /i/ I was also lowered to /e/ ɛ. The surname Kalleske is formerly Kalis(ɀ)ke (compared to Upper Sorbian Kališke) and can best be described as a Lower Sorbian or Polish nickname for someone who makes the water cloudy, stirs up the mud in the water; splashing cloudy water on someone; pollutes, sullied. In only a few cases, the family name can be traced back to the place name Kalisɀ.