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Kullervo
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Finnish
Etymology
Derived from fi kulta gold. The given name derives from Finnic mythology and was first used in the late 19th century. For the ending, compare fi punerva, fi sinervä.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
A tragic hero in the Kalevala.
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 36:155-158:
fi 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.
fi male Finnish taken into use from the Kalevala
Declension
Kullervo a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 106 8874 996 6
References
fi Finnic mythology