Kalervo

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Finnish

Etymology

Probably a blend of Kaleva and Kullervo. Taken up as a given name from the Kalevala.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kalervo

  1. The father of Kullervo in the Kalevala.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 31:19-24:
      Untamoinen verkot laski / Kalervon kalavetehen; / Kalervoinen verkot katsoi, / Kalat konttihin kokosi. / Untamo, utala miesi, / Sepä suuttui ja vihastui.
      Untamoinen sank his fish-nets / Into Kalervo's fish-waters. / Seeing the nets all filled with fish / Kalervo just simply took them, / In his creel he stowed his own. / Then quick-tempered Untamoinen / Raged and ranted in his anger, /
  2. a male given name
  3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Kalervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative Kalervo Kalervot
genitive Kalervon Kalervojen
Kalervoiden
Kalervoitten
partitive Kalervoa Kalervoja
Kalervoita
illative Kalervoon Kalervoihin
singular plural
nominative Kalervo Kalervot
accusative nom. Kalervo Kalervot
gen. Kalervon
genitive Kalervon Kalervojen
Kalervoiden
Kalervoitten
partitive Kalervoa Kalervoja
Kalervoita
inessive Kalervossa Kalervoissa
elative Kalervosta Kalervoista
illative Kalervoon Kalervoihin
adessive Kalervolla Kalervoilla
ablative Kalervolta Kalervoilta
allative Kalervolle Kalervoille
essive Kalervona Kalervoina
translative Kalervoksi Kalervoiksi
abessive Kalervotta Kalervoitta
instructive Kalervoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kalervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalervoni Kalervoni
accusative nom. Kalervoni Kalervoni
gen. Kalervoni
genitive Kalervoni Kalervojeni
Kalervoideni
Kalervoitteni
partitive Kalervoani Kalervojani
Kalervoitani
inessive Kalervossani Kalervoissani
elative Kalervostani Kalervoistani
illative Kalervooni Kalervoihini
adessive Kalervollani Kalervoillani
ablative Kalervoltani Kalervoiltani
allative Kalervolleni Kalervoilleni
essive Kalervonani Kalervoinani
translative Kalervokseni Kalervoikseni
abessive Kalervottani Kalervoittani
instructive
comitative Kalervoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalervosi Kalervosi
accusative nom. Kalervosi Kalervosi
gen. Kalervosi
genitive Kalervosi Kalervojesi
Kalervoidesi
Kalervoittesi
partitive Kalervoasi Kalervojasi
Kalervoitasi
inessive Kalervossasi Kalervoissasi
elative Kalervostasi Kalervoistasi
illative Kalervoosi Kalervoihisi
adessive Kalervollasi Kalervoillasi
ablative Kalervoltasi Kalervoiltasi
allative Kalervollesi Kalervoillesi
essive Kalervonasi Kalervoinasi
translative Kalervoksesi Kalervoiksesi
abessive Kalervottasi Kalervoittasi
instructive
comitative Kalervoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalervomme Kalervomme
accusative nom. Kalervomme Kalervomme
gen. Kalervomme
genitive Kalervomme Kalervojemme
Kalervoidemme
Kalervoittemme
partitive Kalervoamme Kalervojamme
Kalervoitamme
inessive Kalervossamme Kalervoissamme
elative Kalervostamme Kalervoistamme
illative Kalervoomme Kalervoihimme
adessive Kalervollamme Kalervoillamme
ablative Kalervoltamme Kalervoiltamme
allative Kalervollemme Kalervoillemme
essive Kalervonamme Kalervoinamme
translative Kalervoksemme Kalervoiksemme
abessive Kalervottamme Kalervoittamme
instructive
comitative Kalervoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalervonne Kalervonne
accusative nom. Kalervonne Kalervonne
gen. Kalervonne
genitive Kalervonne Kalervojenne
Kalervoidenne
Kalervoittenne
partitive Kalervoanne Kalervojanne
Kalervoitanne
inessive Kalervossanne Kalervoissanne
elative Kalervostanne Kalervoistanne
illative Kalervoonne Kalervoihinne
adessive Kalervollanne Kalervoillanne
ablative Kalervoltanne Kalervoiltanne
allative Kalervollenne Kalervoillenne
essive Kalervonanne Kalervoinanne
translative Kalervoksenne Kalervoiksenne
abessive Kalervottanne Kalervoittanne
instructive
comitative Kalervoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalervonsa Kalervonsa
accusative nom. Kalervonsa Kalervonsa
gen. Kalervonsa
genitive Kalervonsa Kalervojensa
Kalervoidensa
Kalervoittensa
partitive Kalervoaan
Kalervoansa
Kalervojaan
Kalervoitaan
Kalervojansa
Kalervoitansa
inessive Kalervossaan
Kalervossansa
Kalervoissaan
Kalervoissansa
elative Kalervostaan
Kalervostansa
Kalervoistaan
Kalervoistansa
illative Kalervoonsa Kalervoihinsa
adessive Kalervollaan
Kalervollansa
Kalervoillaan
Kalervoillansa
ablative Kalervoltaan
Kalervoltansa
Kalervoiltaan
Kalervoiltansa
allative Kalervolleen
Kalervollensa
Kalervoilleen
Kalervoillensa
essive Kalervonaan
Kalervonansa
Kalervoinaan
Kalervoinansa
translative Kalervokseen
Kalervoksensa
Kalervoikseen
Kalervoiksensa
abessive Kalervottaan
Kalervottansa
Kalervoittaan
Kalervoittansa
instructive
comitative Kalervoineen
Kalervoinensa

Statistics

  • Kalervo is the 319th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,239 male individuals (and as a middle name to 35,015 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
  • The surname Kalervo belongs to 78 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.