Herva

See also: 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^(key): /ˈherʋɑ/, [ˈhe̞rʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Her‧va

Proper noun

Herva

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Herva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Herva	Hervat
genitive		Hervan	Hervojen
partitive		Hervaa	Hervoja
illative		Hervaan	Hervoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Herva	Hervat
accusative	nom.	Herva	Hervat
	gen.	Hervan
genitive		Hervan	Hervojen Hervain rare
partitive		Hervaa	Hervoja
inessive		Hervassa	Hervoissa
elative		Hervasta	Hervoista
illative		Hervaan	Hervoihin
adessive		Hervalla	Hervoilla
ablative		Hervalta	Hervoilta
allative		Hervalle	Hervoille
essive		Hervana	Hervoina
translative		Hervaksi	Hervoiksi
abessive		Hervatta	Hervoitta
instructive		—	Hervoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 3650^th (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.