Kaleta (family name)

Kaleta is a Polish family name that also occurs in Germany.

description

The name Kaleta means leather bag or leather bag maker or bag when translated into German . Kaleta comes from the appellative kaleta , old Polish kalita and dialect kalota , which means purse in dialect . Kalita, on the other hand, comes from the Russian kalyta , so that several linguistic influences point to the origin of the name and its meaning. Likewise the word chalita from a Turkic language.

distribution

In addition to Poland and Germany, the name can also be found in other European countries, e.g. B. in Slovakia and the Czech Republic . It is rarely found in Germany.

Name bearer

• Erhard Franz Kaleta (* 1939), German veterinarian
• Janusz Kaleta (* 1964), Bishop and Apostolic Administrator in Atyrau, Kazakhstan
• Patrick Kaleta (* 1986), American ice hockey player

Web links

• About "Kaleta"

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://genealogy.familyeducation.com/surname-origin/kaleta
2. ↑ Instytut Jeszyka Polskiego AkademiiNauk in Krakow.