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Kalervo
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Finnish
Etymology
Probably a blend of fi Kaleva and fi Kullervo. Taken up as a given name from the Kalevala, and as a surname during the Fennicization of surnames in the early 20th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
The father of Kullervo in the Kalevala.
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 31:19-24:
fi 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, /
fi male
fi Finnish given names
Declension
Kalervo a
Related terms
fi Kaleva
fi Kalevi
Statistics
dvv_20250813 1116 33314 333
dvv_20250813 77
References
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