Sova

See also: sova, söva, sôvä, and sóvá

English

Etymology

From Czech sova (owl), Slovak sova (owl), Serbo-Croatian sova (owl), Slovene sova (owl), or a respelling of Polish Sowa.

Proper noun

Sova (plural Sovas)

  1. A surname from Czech.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Sova is the 13752nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2200 individuals. Sova is most common among White (93.95%) individuals.

Further reading

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

From a Sami name (Northern Sami Čoavvá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): So‧va

Proper noun

Sova

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Sova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Sova Sovat
genitive Sovan Sovien
partitive Sovaa Sovia
illative Sovaan Soviin
singular plural
nominative Sova Sovat
accusative nom. Sova Sovat
gen. Sovan
genitive Sovan Sovien
Sovainrare
partitive Sovaa Sovia
inessive Sovassa Sovissa
elative Sovasta Sovista
illative Sovaan Soviin
adessive Sovalla Sovilla
ablative Sovalta Sovilta
allative Sovalle Soville
essive Sovana Sovina
translative Sovaksi Soviksi
abessive Sovatta Sovitta
instructive Sovin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sovani Sovani
accusative nom. Sovani Sovani
gen. Sovani
genitive Sovani Sovieni
Sovainirare
partitive Sovaani Soviani
inessive Sovassani Sovissani
elative Sovastani Sovistani
illative Sovaani Soviini
adessive Sovallani Sovillani
ablative Sovaltani Soviltani
allative Sovalleni Sovilleni
essive Sovanani Sovinani
translative Sovakseni Sovikseni
abessive Sovattani Sovittani
instructive
comitative Sovineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sovasi Sovasi
accusative nom. Sovasi Sovasi
gen. Sovasi
genitive Sovasi Soviesi
Sovaisirare
partitive Sovaasi Soviasi
inessive Sovassasi Sovissasi
elative Sovastasi Sovistasi
illative Sovaasi Soviisi
adessive Sovallasi Sovillasi
ablative Sovaltasi Soviltasi
allative Sovallesi Sovillesi
essive Sovanasi Sovinasi
translative Sovaksesi Soviksesi
abessive Sovattasi Sovittasi
instructive
comitative Sovinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sovamme Sovamme
accusative nom. Sovamme Sovamme
gen. Sovamme
genitive Sovamme Soviemme
Sovaimmerare
partitive Sovaamme Soviamme
inessive Sovassamme Sovissamme
elative Sovastamme Sovistamme
illative Sovaamme Soviimme
adessive Sovallamme Sovillamme
ablative Sovaltamme Soviltamme
allative Sovallemme Sovillemme
essive Sovanamme Sovinamme
translative Sovaksemme Soviksemme
abessive Sovattamme Sovittamme
instructive
comitative Sovinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sovanne Sovanne
accusative nom. Sovanne Sovanne
gen. Sovanne
genitive Sovanne Sovienne
Sovainnerare
partitive Sovaanne Sovianne
inessive Sovassanne Sovissanne
elative Sovastanne Sovistanne
illative Sovaanne Soviinne
adessive Sovallanne Sovillanne
ablative Sovaltanne Soviltanne
allative Sovallenne Sovillenne
essive Sovananne Sovinanne
translative Sovaksenne Soviksenne
abessive Sovattanne Sovittanne
instructive
comitative Sovinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sovansa Sovansa
accusative nom. Sovansa Sovansa
gen. Sovansa
genitive Sovansa Soviensa
Sovainsarare
partitive Sovaansa Soviaan
Soviansa
inessive Sovassaan
Sovassansa
Sovissaan
Sovissansa
elative Sovastaan
Sovastansa
Sovistaan
Sovistansa
illative Sovaansa Soviinsa
adessive Sovallaan
Sovallansa
Sovillaan
Sovillansa
ablative Sovaltaan
Sovaltansa
Soviltaan
Soviltansa
allative Sovalleen
Sovallensa
Sovilleen
Sovillensa
essive Sovanaan
Sovanansa
Sovinaan
Sovinansa
translative Sovakseen
Sovaksensa
Sovikseen
Soviksensa
abessive Sovattaan
Sovattansa
Sovittaan
Sovittansa
instructive
comitative Sovineen
Sovinensa

Statistics

  • Sova is the 3342nd (tied with 15 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 233 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
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