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

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.