'''Kali''' is an Indian given name and surname of Sanskrit origins from the name Kālá.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-kali-meaning-of-kali-2853.html|title=Kali|website=Name-doctor.com|access-date=January 9, 2020}}</ref> It is also a Finnish masculine given name that is a form of Kalle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.name-doctor.com/name-kali-meaning-of-kali-65726.html|title=Kali|website=Name-doctor.com|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}</ref> Notable people with this name include the following:
==Mononym== *Kali, Hindu goddess, destroyer of evil forces *Kali (Bulgarian singer), professional name of Galina Dimitrova Ivanova (born 1975), Bulgarian singer *Kali (demon), Hindu mortal demon, source of all evil *Kali (footballer), nickname of Carlos Manuel Gonçalves Alonso, (born 1978), Angolan former footballer *Kali (painter), nickname of Hanna Weynerowska (1918–1998), Polish painter *Kali (French singer), stage name of Jean-Marc Monnerville (born 1959), French musician
==Nicknames== *Kali, stage name of Kalila Ali Ross, American rapper *Kali Meehan, nickname of Kalivati Gerald Meehan (born 1970), New Zealand-born boxer *Kali Mirza, stage name of Kalidas Chattopadhyay, Indian composer *Kali Mountford, nickname of Carol Jean Mountford (born 1954), British politician *Kali Muscle, stage name of Chuck Kirkendall (born 1975), American bodybuilder, model and actor *Kali Mutsa, stage name of Celine Reymond, Chilean singer and the name of her band *Kali N. Rathnam, stage name of Narayana Padaiyatchi Rathnam, (c. 1897 – 1950), Indian actor *Kali Uchis, professional name of Karly-Marina Loaiza (born 1994), American singer and songwriter
==Given name== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *Kali Arulpragasam, English jewelry designer and artist (also sister of musician M.I.A.) *Kali Charan Bahl, Indian professor of languages and linguistics *Kali Banerjee (1921–1993), Indian film actor *Kali Charan Banerjee (1847–1902), Indian Christian *Kali S. Banerjee (1914–2002), Bangladeshi statistics professor *Kali Prasad Baskota (born 1979) Nepali singer, musician and lyricist *Kali Christ (born 1991), Canadian speed skater *Kali Davis-White (born 1994), American sprint athlete *Kali Ranjan Deb, Indian politician *Kali Flanagan (born 1995), American ice hockey player *Kali Nicole Gross (born 1972), American historian *Kali Gwegwe (born 1969), Nigerian football executive *Kali Hawk (born 1986), American actress, comedian and model *Kali Charan Hembram (born 1960), Indian writer *Kali Bahadur Malla, Nepalese politician *Kali Malone (born 1994), American composer and organist *Kali Nikitas (born 1964), American graphic designer *Kali Ongala (born 1979), English football player *Kalicharan Prasad (born 1967), Indian politician *Kali Reis (born 1986), American boxer *Kali Rocha (born 1971), American actress *Kali Nath Roy (1878–1945), Indian journalist and editor *Kali Charan Saraf, Indian politician *Kali Spitzer (born 1987), Canadian indigenous photographer *Kali Charan Suman (born 1964), Indian politician *Kali VanBaale (born 1975), American novelist {{div col end}}
==Middle name== *Rognvald Kali Kolsson (c. 1103 – 1158), Norwegian saint *Shar-Kali-Sharri (fl. c. 2217–2193 BC), Akkadian Empire king
==Surname== *Anouar Kali (born 1991), Moroccan football player *Cyril Kali (born 1984), French footballer *Kelley Kali, American director and producer *Maitreya Kali and Satya Sai Maitreya Kali, stagename of Craig Vincent Smith (1945–2012), American musician, songwriter and actor *Sándor Káli (born 1951), Hungarian politician *Shanti Kali (died 2000), Indian Hindu priest *Sinbad Kali (born 1987), Australian rugby footballer *Tamar-kali, American singer-songwriter *Wavala Kali (born 1954), Papua New Guinean sprint athlete
==See also== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} {{srt|name}} *Kai (name) *Kail (disambiguation) *Kaji (surname) *Kala (name) *Kale (name) *Kalin (surname) *Kalis (surname) *Kalk (surname) *Kalli (name) *Kari (name) *Karli (name) *Kazi (given name) *Koli (surname) {{div col end}}
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