Kalervo

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

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

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

• Kaleva
• Kalevi

• Kalervo is the 319^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,239 male individuals (and as a middle name to 35,015 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Kalervo belongs to 78 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.