See also: call and CALL

English

Etymology

  • As an Irish surname, shortened from McCall.
  • As an English surname, from the noun caul (kind of headdress or cap).
  • Also as an English surname, from Middle English calwe (bald).
  • Also as an English surname, from a Middle English derivative of Latin caulae (sheepfold).
  • As a Catalan surname, from the noun call (narrow track), from Latin callis (path). Compare Calle.
  • As a German surname, Americanized from Koll, Goll.

Proper noun

Call

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from English call.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    Call m (genitive Calls, plural Calls)

    1. (telephone) call
    2. (youth slang) call (decision, judgement)
      guter Call!(please add an English translation of this usage example)