Kaleva

kaleva Finnish Etymology Probably from fi urj-fin-pro *kalëga (compare et kalev, krl kaleva, possibly ang Cælic a Finnish king), and more distantly related to the first component in se gállagasdolat. Alternatively, according to Heikkilä (2012), borrowed from late fi gmq-pro *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ *χᵃléwaz (whence non Hlér).Heikkilä, Mikko. Kaleva and his Sons from Kalanti – On the Etymology of Certain Names in Finnic Mythology Attested as a surname since at least the 16th century, while the given name was first used in the late 19th century. Pronunciation Proper noun thumb|200px|Oskar Kallis: "Kalevanpoika" An obscure giant in Finnish mythology. 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 6:213-214: fi Joko ammuit Väinämöisen, / Kaotit Kalevan poian? Have you now shot Väinämöinen, / Killed the son of Kaleva? fi male taken into use after the publication of the Finnish national epic Kalevala; more popular in the form fi Kalevi fi 1937 w:Anni Swan Ritvan suojatit 40 WSOY 1956 ―Minusta nimeni on hyvä sellaisenaan, vakuutti Ritva täyttäessään kupit kuohuvalla suklaalla. Isäni on vakuutusasiamies. En suinkaan tahtoisi sellaista nimeä kuin Kaleva tai Salama tai Suomi. ―I think my name is good as is, Ritva assured as she filled the cups with hot chocolate. My father is an insurance agent. I certainly wouldn't want a name like Kaleva or Salama or Suomi. fi 1981 Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Vuosisatani 1 56 SKS 1982 951-643-174-7 Etunimistäni oli Urhossa minusta vähän itsekehua ja pöyhkeilyä enkä minä siitä ole koskaan pitänyt. Mutta Kaleva on minusta aina ollut hyvin kaunis nimi. Out of my first names, I think Urho was always a bit boastful and flaunty, and I never particularly liked it. Kaleva on the other hand I thought was always a beautiful name. Finland's fifth-largest morning newspaper, published in Oulu. fi Finnish Declension Kalev a Derived terms fi Kalervo Kalevala kalevanmiekka Kalevanpoika kalevantuli Kalevi Statistics dvv_20250813 48 2154 dvv_20250813 526 1622 6 References Anagrams fi aaeklv valkea velkaa fi Finnic mythology