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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Caleb m. Hebrew כלב 'dog'.

Wycliffite Bible (1395); Caleph. Geneva Bible (1560): Caléb

England
Early Modern English
1573 Calib StAnthonlin p. 22; 1578 Calid ibid. p. 26
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Caleb". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Caleb.