# Kaleva
## Finnish
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑleʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑleʋɑ
* Hyphenation: Ka‧le‧va

### Proper noun

Kaleva
* 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?
* 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.
* Finland's fifth-largest morning newspaper, published in Oulu.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kalevansa
Kalevansa
accusative
nom.
Kalevansa
Kalevansa
gen.
Kalevansa
genitive
Kalevansa
Kalevoidensa Kalevoittensa Kalevojensa Kalevainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Kalevaansa
Kalevoitaan Kalevojaan Kalevoitansa Kalevojansa
inessive
Kalevassaan Kalevassansa
Kalevoissaan Kalevoissansa
elative
Kalevastaan Kalevastansa
Kalevoistaan Kalevoistansa
illative
Kalevaansa
Kalevoihinsa
adessive
Kalevallaan Kalevallansa
Kalevoillaan Kalevoillansa
ablative
Kalevaltaan Kalevaltansa
Kalevoiltaan Kalevoiltansa
allative
Kalevalleen Kalevallensa
Kalevoilleen Kalevoillensa
essive
Kalevanaan Kalevanansa
Kalevoinaan Kalevoinansa
translative
Kalevakseen Kalevaksensa
Kalevoikseen Kalevoiksensa
abessive
Kalevattaan Kalevattansa
Kalevoittaan Kalevoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kalevoineen Kalevoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Kalervo
* Kalevala
* kalevanmiekka
* Kalevanpoika
* kalevantuli
* Kalevi

#### Statistics

* 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

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

### Anagrams

* valkea, velkaa