# Herva
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly partially from a Germanic name (Old High German Heriwan, Heriward, Heriowanda; akin to English Hereward). In Northern Finland possibly from Sami.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈherʋɑ/, [ˈhe̞rʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -erʋɑ
* Hyphenation: Her‧va

### Proper noun

Herva
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Herva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hervani
Hervani
accusative
nom.
Hervani
Hervani
gen.
Hervani
genitive
Hervani
Hervojeni Hervaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Hervaani
Hervojani
inessive
Hervassani
Hervoissani
elative
Hervastani
Hervoistani
illative
Hervaani
Hervoihini
adessive
Hervallani
Hervoillani
ablative
Hervaltani
Hervoiltani
allative
Hervalleni
Hervoilleni
essive
Hervanani
Hervoinani
translative
Hervakseni
Hervoikseni
abessive
Hervattani
Hervoittani
instructive
comitative
—Hervoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hervasi
Hervasi
accusative
nom.
Hervasi
Hervasi
gen.
Hervasi
genitive
Hervasi
Hervojesi Hervaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Hervaasi
Hervojasi
inessive
Hervassasi
Hervoissasi
elative
Hervastasi
Hervoistasi
illative
Hervaasi
Hervoihisi
adessive
Hervallasi
Hervoillasi
ablative
Hervaltasi
Hervoiltasi
allative
Hervallesi
Hervoillesi
essive
Hervanasi
Hervoinasi
translative
Hervaksesi
Hervoiksesi
abessive
Hervattasi
Hervoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Hervoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hervamme
Hervamme
accusative
nom.
Hervamme
Hervamme
gen.
Hervamme
genitive
Hervamme
Hervojemme Hervaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Hervaamme
Hervojamme
inessive
Hervassamme
Hervoissamme
elative
Hervastamme
Hervoistamme
illative
Hervaamme
Hervoihimme
adessive
Hervallamme
Hervoillamme
ablative
Hervaltamme
Hervoiltamme
allative
Hervallemme
Hervoillemme
essive
Hervanamme
Hervoinamme
translative
Hervaksemme
Hervoiksemme
abessive
Hervattamme
Hervoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Hervoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hervanne
Hervanne
accusative
nom.
Hervanne
Hervanne
gen.
Hervanne
genitive
Hervanne
Hervojenne Hervainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Hervaanne
Hervojanne
inessive
Hervassanne
Hervoissanne
elative
Hervastanne
Hervoistanne
illative
Hervaanne
Hervoihinne
adessive
Hervallanne
Hervoillanne
ablative
Hervaltanne
Hervoiltanne
allative
Hervallenne
Hervoillenne
essive
Hervananne
Hervoinanne
translative
Hervaksenne
Hervoiksenne
abessive
Hervattanne
Hervoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Hervoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Hervansa
Hervansa
accusative
nom.
Hervansa
Hervansa
gen.
Hervansa
genitive
Hervansa
Hervojensa Hervainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Hervaansa
Hervojaan Hervojansa
inessive
Hervassaan Hervassansa
Hervoissaan Hervoissansa
elative
Hervastaan Hervastansa
Hervoistaan Hervoistansa
illative
Hervaansa
Hervoihinsa
adessive
Hervallaan Hervallansa
Hervoillaan Hervoillansa
ablative
Hervaltaan Hervaltansa
Hervoiltaan Hervoiltansa
allative
Hervalleen Hervallensa
Hervoilleen Hervoillensa
essive
Hervanaan Hervanansa
Hervoinaan Hervoinansa
translative
Hervakseen Hervaksensa
Hervoikseen Hervoiksensa
abessive
Hervattaan Hervattansa
Hervoittaan Hervoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Hervoineen Hervoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Hervanta

#### Statistics

* Herva is the 3650th (tied with 12 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 209 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN