Kalif

Where Kalif comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Kalif.

Kalif through the years
  1. 1974
    First appearance
    #3,837 among boys with 8 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1994
    Peak, #2,556
    29 babies named Kalif, the most in any year.
  3. 1999
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #6,530.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes

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