Kalervo
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Probably a blend of Kaleva and Kullervo. Taken up as a given name from the Kalevala.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Kalervo
- 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, /
- 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 31:19-24:
- a male given name
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Kalervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation) | ||||
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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. |
Related terms[edit]
Statistics[edit]
- 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.
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