Kalevi

Finnish

Etymology

A variant of Kaleva inspired by the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg and the Estonian form Estonian Kalev.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑleʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ʋi]
• Rhymes: -ɑleʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Ka‧le‧vi
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧le‧vi

Proper noun

Kalevi

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Kalevi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Kalevi	Kalevit
genitive		Kalevin	Kalevien
partitive		Kalevia	Kaleveja
illative		Kaleviin	Kaleveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalevi	Kalevit
accusative	nom.	Kalevi	Kalevit
	gen.	Kalevin
genitive		Kalevin	Kalevien
partitive		Kalevia	Kaleveja
inessive		Kalevissa	Kaleveissa
elative		Kalevista	Kaleveista
illative		Kaleviin	Kaleveihin
adessive		Kalevilla	Kaleveilla
ablative		Kalevilta	Kaleveilta
allative		Kaleville	Kaleveille
essive		Kalevina	Kaleveina
translative		Kaleviksi	Kaleveiksi
abessive		Kalevitta	Kaleveitta
instructive		—	Kalevein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalevi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevini Kalevini accusative nom. Kalevini Kalevini gen. Kalevini genitive Kalevini Kalevieni partitive Kaleviani Kalevejani inessive Kalevissani Kaleveissani elative Kalevistani Kaleveistani illative Kaleviini Kaleveihini adessive Kalevillani Kaleveillani ablative Kaleviltani Kaleveiltani allative Kalevilleni Kaleveilleni essive Kalevinani Kaleveinani translative Kalevikseni Kaleveikseni abessive Kalevittani Kaleveittani instructive — — comitative — Kaleveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalevisi Kalevisi accusative nom. Kalevisi Kalevisi gen. Kalevisi genitive Kalevisi Kaleviesi partitive Kaleviasi Kalevejasi inessive Kalevissasi Kaleveissasi elative Kalevistasi Kaleveistasi illative Kaleviisi Kaleveihisi adessive Kalevillasi Kaleveillasi ablative Kaleviltasi Kaleveiltasi allative Kalevillesi Kaleveillesi essive Kalevinasi Kaleveinasi translative Kaleviksesi Kaleveiksesi abessive Kalevittasi Kaleveittasi instructive — — comitative — Kaleveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevimme Kalevimme accusative nom. Kalevimme Kalevimme gen. Kalevimme genitive Kalevimme Kaleviemme partitive Kaleviamme Kalevejamme inessive Kalevissamme Kaleveissamme elative Kalevistamme Kaleveistamme illative Kaleviimme Kaleveihimme adessive Kalevillamme Kaleveillamme ablative Kaleviltamme Kaleveiltamme allative Kalevillemme Kaleveillemme essive Kalevinamme Kaleveinamme translative Kaleviksemme Kaleveiksemme abessive Kalevittamme Kaleveittamme instructive — — comitative — Kaleveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalevinne Kalevinne accusative nom. Kalevinne Kalevinne gen. Kalevinne genitive Kalevinne Kalevienne partitive Kalevianne Kalevejanne inessive Kalevissanne Kaleveissanne elative Kalevistanne Kaleveistanne illative Kaleviinne Kaleveihinne adessive Kalevillanne Kaleveillanne ablative Kaleviltanne Kaleveiltanne allative Kalevillenne Kaleveillenne essive Kalevinanne Kaleveinanne translative Kaleviksenne Kaleveiksenne abessive Kalevittanne Kaleveittanne instructive — — comitative — Kaleveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalevinsa Kalevinsa accusative nom. Kalevinsa Kalevinsa gen. Kalevinsa genitive Kalevinsa Kaleviensa partitive Kaleviaan Kaleviansa Kalevejaan Kalevejansa inessive Kalevissaan Kalevissansa Kaleveissaan Kaleveissansa elative Kalevistaan Kalevistansa Kaleveistaan Kaleveistansa illative Kaleviinsa Kaleveihinsa adessive Kalevillaan Kalevillansa Kaleveillaan Kaleveillansa ablative Kaleviltaan Kaleviltansa Kaleveiltaan Kaleveiltansa allative Kalevilleen Kalevillensa Kaleveilleen Kaleveillensa essive Kalevinaan Kalevinansa Kaleveinaan Kaleveinansa translative Kalevikseen Kaleviksensa Kaleveikseen Kaleveiksensa abessive Kalevittaan Kalevittansa Kaleveittaan Kaleveittansa instructive — — comitative — Kaleveineen Kaleveinensa

Statistics

• Kalevi is the 161^st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,943 male individuals (and as a middle name to 82,279 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 8 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.