Kanerva

See also: kanerva

Finnish

Etymology

< kanerva (“heather”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnerʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ne̞rʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnerʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ner‧va

Proper noun

Kanerva

1. a female given name
2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

Inflection of Kanerva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Kanerva	Kanervat
genitive		Kanervan	Kanervien
partitive		Kanervaa	Kanervia
illative		Kanervaan	Kanerviin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kanerva	Kanervat
accusative	nom.	Kanerva	Kanervat
	gen.	Kanervan
genitive		Kanervan	Kanervien Kanervain rare
partitive		Kanervaa	Kanervia
inessive		Kanervassa	Kanervissa
elative		Kanervasta	Kanervista
illative		Kanervaan	Kanerviin
adessive		Kanervalla	Kanervilla
ablative		Kanervalta	Kanervilta
allative		Kanervalle	Kanerville
essive		Kanervana	Kanervina
translative		Kanervaksi	Kanerviksi
abessive		Kanervatta	Kanervitta
instructive		—	Kanervin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kanerva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanervani Kanervani accusative nom. Kanervani Kanervani gen. Kanervani genitive Kanervani Kanervieni Kanervaini rare partitive Kanervaani Kanerviani inessive Kanervassani Kanervissani elative Kanervastani Kanervistani illative Kanervaani Kanerviini adessive Kanervallani Kanervillani ablative Kanervaltani Kanerviltani allative Kanervalleni Kanervilleni essive Kanervanani Kanervinani translative Kanervakseni Kanervikseni abessive Kanervattani Kanervittani instructive — — comitative — Kanervineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kanervasi Kanervasi accusative nom. Kanervasi Kanervasi gen. Kanervasi genitive Kanervasi Kanerviesi Kanervaisi rare partitive Kanervaasi Kanerviasi inessive Kanervassasi Kanervissasi elative Kanervastasi Kanervistasi illative Kanervaasi Kanerviisi adessive Kanervallasi Kanervillasi ablative Kanervaltasi Kanerviltasi allative Kanervallesi Kanervillesi essive Kanervanasi Kanervinasi translative Kanervaksesi Kanerviksesi abessive Kanervattasi Kanervittasi instructive — — comitative — Kanervinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanervamme Kanervamme accusative nom. Kanervamme Kanervamme gen. Kanervamme genitive Kanervamme Kanerviemme Kanervaimme rare partitive Kanervaamme Kanerviamme inessive Kanervassamme Kanervissamme elative Kanervastamme Kanervistamme illative Kanervaamme Kanerviimme adessive Kanervallamme Kanervillamme ablative Kanervaltamme Kanerviltamme allative Kanervallemme Kanervillemme essive Kanervanamme Kanervinamme translative Kanervaksemme Kanerviksemme abessive Kanervattamme Kanervittamme instructive — — comitative — Kanervinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kanervanne Kanervanne accusative nom. Kanervanne Kanervanne gen. Kanervanne genitive Kanervanne Kanervienne Kanervainne rare partitive Kanervaanne Kanervianne inessive Kanervassanne Kanervissanne elative Kanervastanne Kanervistanne illative Kanervaanne Kanerviinne adessive Kanervallanne Kanervillanne ablative Kanervaltanne Kanerviltanne allative Kanervallenne Kanervillenne essive Kanervananne Kanervinanne translative Kanervaksenne Kanerviksenne abessive Kanervattanne Kanervittanne instructive — — comitative — Kanervinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kanervansa Kanervansa accusative nom. Kanervansa Kanervansa gen. Kanervansa genitive Kanervansa Kanerviensa Kanervainsa rare partitive Kanervaansa Kanerviaan Kanerviansa inessive Kanervassaan Kanervassansa Kanervissaan Kanervissansa elative Kanervastaan Kanervastansa Kanervistaan Kanervistansa illative Kanervaansa Kanerviinsa adessive Kanervallaan Kanervallansa Kanervillaan Kanervillansa ablative Kanervaltaan Kanervaltansa Kanerviltaan Kanerviltansa allative Kanervalleen Kanervallensa Kanervilleen Kanervillensa essive Kanervanaan Kanervanansa Kanervinaan Kanervinansa translative Kanervakseen Kanervaksensa Kanervikseen Kanerviksensa abessive Kanervattaan Kanervattansa Kanervittaan Kanervittansa instructive — — comitative — Kanervineen Kanervinensa

Statistics

• Kanerva is the 1143^rd (tied with 3 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 122 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,287 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 20 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Kanerva is the 271^st most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,870 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• vekaran