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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sova”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• OAVs, OVAs, VOAs, avos, vaso-

Czech

Etymology

From sova (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsova]

Proper noun

Sova m anim (female equivalent Sovová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sova (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Sova	Sovové
genitive	Sovy	Sovů
dative	Sovovi	Sovům
accusative	Sovu	Sovy
vocative	Sovo	Sovové
locative	Sovovi	Sovech
instrumental	Sovou	Sovy

Further reading

• “Sova”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
• Vladimír Šmilauer, Jaroslav Kuchař, and Slavomír Utěšený (1972) Čeština všední i nevšední, Prague: Academia, page 399

Finnish

Etymology

From a Sami name (Northern Sami Čoavvá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(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 Sovain rare
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 Sovaini rare 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 Sovaisi rare 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 Sovaimme rare 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 Sovainne rare 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 Sovainsa rare 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 3342^nd (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.

Slovak

Etymology

From sova (“owl”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsɔva]

Proper noun

Sova m pers (female equivalent Sovová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Sova (pattern hrdina)

	singular	plural 1	plural 2
nominative	Sova	Sovovia	Sovovci
genitive	Sovu	Sovov	Sovovcov
dative	Sovovi	Sovom	Sovovcom
accusative	Sovu	Sovov	Sovovcov
locative	Sovovi	Sovoch	Sovovcoch
instrumental	Sovom	Sovami	Sovovcami

Further reading

• “Sova”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025