Spanish (Canary Islands): from the plural of callero, an unrecorded word which appears to derive from calle ‘street’ and is probably a topographic name meaning ‘living near the street’, ‘neighbour’, or alternatively, it could be a derivative of callos ‘innards’.

GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 52%. Jose (4), Amador (2), Salvador (2), Adriana, Agustin, Alejandro, Anacleto, Anastacia, Armando, Armida, Cristina, Efrain.

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