Kullervo
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Finnish
Etymology
kulta (“gold”) + -ervo (diminutive suffix)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kullervo
- A tragic hero in the Kalevala.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 36:155-158:
- Kullervo, Kalervon poika, / Sinisukka äijön lapsi, / Läksi soitellen sotahan, / Iloitellen tappelohon.
- Kullervo, son of Kalervo, / Old man's son in blue stockings, / Went off piping to the war, / Went rejoicing to the battle.
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 36:155-158:
- a male given name taken into use from the Kalevala
Declension
| Inflection of Kullervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kullervo | Kullervot | |
| genitive | Kullervon | Kullervojen Kullervoiden Kullervoitten | |
| partitive | Kullervoa | Kullervoja Kullervoita | |
| illative | Kullervoon | Kullervoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kullervo | Kullervot | |
| accusative | nom. | Kullervo | Kullervot |
| gen. | Kullervon | ||
| genitive | Kullervon | Kullervojen Kullervoiden Kullervoitten | |
| partitive | Kullervoa | Kullervoja Kullervoita | |
| inessive | Kullervossa | Kullervoissa | |
| elative | Kullervosta | Kullervoista | |
| illative | Kullervoon | Kullervoihin | |
| adessive | Kullervolla | Kullervoilla | |
| ablative | Kullervolta | Kullervoilta | |
| allative | Kullervolle | Kullervoille | |
| essive | Kullervona | Kullervoina | |
| translative | Kullervoksi | Kullervoiksi | |
| abessive | Kullervotta | Kullervoitta | |
| instructive | — | Kullervoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Kullervo is the 929th (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 116 male individuals (and as a middle name to 9,419 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.