Caleb (given name)

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Caleb
Pronunciation /ˈkləb/
GenderMale
Origin
Word/nameHebrew
MeaningFaithful
Other names
Variant form(s) Kaleb, Kalib
Nickname(s) Cal

Caleb is a Hebrew masculine given name meaning "faithful."

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Given name

Biblical figures

  • Caleb, the son of Jephunneh, an important figure in the Hebrew Bible/Christian Old Testament
  • Caleb, son of Hezron, one of the three sons of Hezron, mentioned in the Book of Chronicles

Actors

Athletes

Politicians

  • Caleb J. Anderson (1910–1996), Swedish Social Democrat
  • Caleb Atwater (1778–1867), American politician, historian, and early archaeologist
  • Caleb Ayer (1813–1883), American politician
  • Caleb Banks (1659–1696), English politician, member of the House of Commons
  • Caleb P. Bennett (1758–1836), American soldier and politician
  • Caleb Cushing (1800–1879), American statesman and diplomat, Congressman from Massachusetts and Attorney General
  • Caleb Ellis (1767–1816), American politician and lawyer
  • Caleb Frostman (born 1984), American politician
  • Caleb Hanna (born 1999), American politician as a Republican member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
  • Caleb C. Harris (1836–1904), American farmer, physician, and politician
  • Caleb Claiborne Herbert (1814–1867), Confederate politician
  • Caleb Hopkins (Upper Canada), (1786–1880), Canadian farmer and politician
  • Caleb Jenner (1830–1890), English-born politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Council
  • Caleb Jones (politician) (born 1980), American politician
  • Caleb R. Layton (1851–1830), American politician
  • Caleb Lomax (1695–1730), British landowner and politician
  • Caleb J. McNulty (1816–1846), American lawyer, newspaper editor and politician
  • Caleb Powell (1793–1881), Irish Repeal Association and Whig politician
  • Caleb Powers (1869–1932), United States Representative from Kentucky and Secretary of State of Kentucky
  • Caleb Rice (1792–1873), American politician and businessman
  • Caleb Rodney (1767–1840), American merchant and politician
  • Caleb Rowden, American politician
  • Caleb Blood Smith (1808–1864), United States Representative from Indiana
  • Caleb Stark (1759–1838), American state senator
  • Caleb Stetson (1801–1885), American businessman and politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • Caleb Strong (1745–1819), lawyer and politician, sixth and tenth Governor of Massachusetts
  • Caleb Newbold Taylor (1813–1887) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
  • Caleb Walton West (1844–1909), American politician and Governor of Utah Territory
  • Caleb Wright (1810–1898), English politician

Other

Fictional characters

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