Kalervo

Finnish

Etymology

Probably a blend of Kaleva and Kullervo. Taken up as a given name from the Kalevala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlerʋo/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞rʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑlerʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧ler‧vo
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ler‧vo

Proper noun

Kalervo

1. 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, /

2. a male given name
3. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Kalervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Kalervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalervoni Kalervoni accusative nom. Kalervoni Kalervoni gen. Kalervoni genitive Kalervoni Kalervojeni Kalervoideni Kalervoitteni partitive Kalervoani Kalervojani Kalervoitani inessive Kalervossani Kalervoissani elative Kalervostani Kalervoistani illative Kalervooni Kalervoihini adessive Kalervollani Kalervoillani ablative Kalervoltani Kalervoiltani allative Kalervolleni Kalervoilleni essive Kalervonani Kalervoinani translative Kalervokseni Kalervoikseni abessive Kalervottani Kalervoittani instructive — — comitative — Kalervoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalervosi Kalervosi accusative nom. Kalervosi Kalervosi gen. Kalervosi genitive Kalervosi Kalervojesi Kalervoidesi Kalervoittesi partitive Kalervoasi Kalervojasi Kalervoitasi inessive Kalervossasi Kalervoissasi elative Kalervostasi Kalervoistasi illative Kalervoosi Kalervoihisi adessive Kalervollasi Kalervoillasi ablative Kalervoltasi Kalervoiltasi allative Kalervollesi Kalervoillesi essive Kalervonasi Kalervoinasi translative Kalervoksesi Kalervoiksesi abessive Kalervottasi Kalervoittasi instructive — — comitative — Kalervoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalervomme Kalervomme accusative nom. Kalervomme Kalervomme gen. Kalervomme genitive Kalervomme Kalervojemme Kalervoidemme Kalervoittemme partitive Kalervoamme Kalervojamme Kalervoitamme inessive Kalervossamme Kalervoissamme elative Kalervostamme Kalervoistamme illative Kalervoomme Kalervoihimme adessive Kalervollamme Kalervoillamme ablative Kalervoltamme Kalervoiltamme allative Kalervollemme Kalervoillemme essive Kalervonamme Kalervoinamme translative Kalervoksemme Kalervoiksemme abessive Kalervottamme Kalervoittamme instructive — — comitative — Kalervoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalervonne Kalervonne accusative nom. Kalervonne Kalervonne gen. Kalervonne genitive Kalervonne Kalervojenne Kalervoidenne Kalervoittenne partitive Kalervoanne Kalervojanne Kalervoitanne inessive Kalervossanne Kalervoissanne elative Kalervostanne Kalervoistanne illative Kalervoonne Kalervoihinne adessive Kalervollanne Kalervoillanne ablative Kalervoltanne Kalervoiltanne allative Kalervollenne Kalervoillenne essive Kalervonanne Kalervoinanne translative Kalervoksenne Kalervoiksenne abessive Kalervottanne Kalervoittanne instructive — — comitative — Kalervoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalervonsa Kalervonsa accusative nom. Kalervonsa Kalervonsa gen. Kalervonsa genitive Kalervonsa Kalervojensa Kalervoidensa Kalervoittensa partitive Kalervoaan Kalervoansa Kalervojaan Kalervoitaan Kalervojansa Kalervoitansa inessive Kalervossaan Kalervossansa Kalervoissaan Kalervoissansa elative Kalervostaan Kalervostansa Kalervoistaan Kalervoistansa illative Kalervoonsa Kalervoihinsa adessive Kalervollaan Kalervollansa Kalervoillaan Kalervoillansa ablative Kalervoltaan Kalervoltansa Kalervoiltaan Kalervoiltansa allative Kalervolleen Kalervollensa Kalervoilleen Kalervoillensa essive Kalervonaan Kalervonansa Kalervoinaan Kalervoinansa translative Kalervokseen Kalervoksensa Kalervoikseen Kalervoiksensa abessive Kalervottaan Kalervottansa Kalervoittaan Kalervoittansa instructive — — comitative — Kalervoineen Kalervoinensa

Related terms

• Kaleva
• Kalevi

Statistics

• Kalervo is the 333^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,116 male individuals (and as a middle name to 33,314 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Kalervo belongs to 77 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.