See also: kaleva

Finnish

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Etymology

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Probably from Proto-Finnic *kalëga (compare Estonian kalev, Karelian kaleva), and more distantly related to the first component in Northern Sami gállagasdolat. Alternatively, according to Heikkilä (2012), a North Germanic borrowing (from Late Proto-Norse *ᚺᛚᛖᚹᚨᛉ (*χᵃléwaz)), akin to Old Norse Hlér.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑleʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑleʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Ka‧le‧va

Proper noun

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Oskar Kallis: "Kalevanpoika"

Kaleva

  1. An obscure giant in Finnish mythology.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 6:213-214:
      Joko ammuit Väinämöisen, / Kaotit Kalevan poian?
      Have you now shot Väinämöinen, / Killed the son of Kaleva?
  2. a male given name taken into use after the publication of the Finnish national epic Kalevala; more popular in the form Kalevi
    • 1937, Anni Swan, Ritvan suojatit, WSOY, published 1956, page 40:
      ―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.
    • 1981, Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, Vuosisatani 1, SKS, published 1982, →ISBN, page 56:
      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.
  3. Finland's fifth-largest morning newspaper, published in Oulu.
  4. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Inflection of Kaleva (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative Kaleva Kalevat
genitive Kalevan Kalevoiden
Kalevoitten
Kalevojen
partitive Kalevaa Kalevoita
Kalevoja
illative Kalevaan Kalevoihin
singular plural
nominative Kaleva Kalevat
accusative nom. Kaleva Kalevat
gen. Kalevan
genitive Kalevan Kalevoiden
Kalevoitten
Kalevojen
Kalevain rare
partitive Kalevaa Kalevoita
Kalevoja
inessive Kalevassa Kalevoissa
elative Kalevasta Kalevoista
illative Kalevaan Kalevoihin
adessive Kalevalla Kalevoilla
ablative Kalevalta Kalevoilta
allative Kalevalle Kalevoille
essive Kalevana Kalevoina
translative Kalevaksi Kalevoiksi
abessive Kalevatta Kalevoitta
instructive Kalevoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kaleva (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalevani Kalevani
accusative nom. Kalevani Kalevani
gen. Kalevani
genitive Kalevani Kalevoideni
Kalevoitteni
Kalevojeni
Kalevaini rare
partitive Kalevaani Kalevoitani
Kalevojani
inessive Kalevassani Kalevoissani
elative Kalevastani Kalevoistani
illative Kalevaani Kalevoihini
adessive Kalevallani Kalevoillani
ablative Kalevaltani Kalevoiltani
allative Kalevalleni Kalevoilleni
essive Kalevanani Kalevoinani
translative Kalevakseni Kalevoikseni
abessive Kalevattani Kalevoittani
instructive
comitative Kalevoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalevasi Kalevasi
accusative nom. Kalevasi Kalevasi
gen. Kalevasi
genitive Kalevasi Kalevoidesi
Kalevoittesi
Kalevojesi
Kalevaisi rare
partitive Kalevaasi Kalevoitasi
Kalevojasi
inessive Kalevassasi Kalevoissasi
elative Kalevastasi Kalevoistasi
illative Kalevaasi Kalevoihisi
adessive Kalevallasi Kalevoillasi
ablative Kalevaltasi Kalevoiltasi
allative Kalevallesi Kalevoillesi
essive Kalevanasi Kalevoinasi
translative Kalevaksesi Kalevoiksesi
abessive Kalevattasi Kalevoittasi
instructive
comitative Kalevoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalevamme Kalevamme
accusative nom. Kalevamme Kalevamme
gen. Kalevamme
genitive Kalevamme Kalevoidemme
Kalevoittemme
Kalevojemme
Kalevaimme rare
partitive Kalevaamme Kalevoitamme
Kalevojamme
inessive Kalevassamme Kalevoissamme
elative Kalevastamme Kalevoistamme
illative Kalevaamme Kalevoihimme
adessive Kalevallamme Kalevoillamme
ablative Kalevaltamme Kalevoiltamme
allative Kalevallemme Kalevoillemme
essive Kalevanamme Kalevoinamme
translative Kalevaksemme Kalevoiksemme
abessive Kalevattamme Kalevoittamme
instructive
comitative Kalevoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kalevanne Kalevanne
accusative nom. Kalevanne Kalevanne
gen. Kalevanne
genitive Kalevanne Kalevoidenne
Kalevoittenne
Kalevojenne
Kalevainne rare
partitive Kalevaanne Kalevoitanne
Kalevojanne
inessive Kalevassanne Kalevoissanne
elative Kalevastanne Kalevoistanne
illative Kalevaanne Kalevoihinne
adessive Kalevallanne Kalevoillanne
ablative Kalevaltanne Kalevoiltanne
allative Kalevallenne Kalevoillenne
essive Kalevananne Kalevoinanne
translative Kalevaksenne Kalevoiksenne
abessive Kalevattanne Kalevoittanne
instructive
comitative Kalevoinenne

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • The given name Kaleva belongs to 47 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,156 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.
  • Kaleva is the 1601st (tied with 3 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 536 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Heikkilä, Mikko. Kaleva and his Sons from Kalanti – On the Etymology of Certain Names in Finnic Mythology

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