Kullervo

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Male Name

Usage

Finnish

Origin and Meaning

Finnish kulta = 'gold' ^[1]

Related Names

Kullervo	♂

Name Day

Finland

25 September

Further Information

Mythology

In the Kalevala, Kullervo is the vengeful, mentally ill and tragic son of Kalervo. He was abused as a child and sold into slavery to Ilmarinen. He is put to work and treated badly by Ilmarinen's wife whom he later kills. Kullervo is a misguided and troubled youth often at odds with himself and his situation. He often goes into berserk rage and in the end he kills himself. ^[2]

Statistics

Name count per country
Country	Commonness	Female ♀		Male ♂
		as main name#	also aux. name&	as main name#	also aux. name&
Sweden[3]		0	0	28	600
Denmark[4]		0	n.a.	0	n.a
Norway[5]		0	0	0	0
Finland[6]		0	0	n.a	16673
#: count of main first name only
&: count of both main and additional first names
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country.

 

No recent statistics trend found in databases for Kullervo.

Sources: ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

References

1. ↑ Kustaa Vilkuna: Etunimet (1990)
2. ↑ Elias Lönnrot: Kalevala (1835)
3. ↑ Statistiska Centralbyrån, National statistics office of Sweden, http://www.scb.se/
4. ↑ Danmarks Statistik, National statistics office of Denmark, http://www.dst.dk
5. ↑ Statistisk Sentralbyrå, National statistics office of Norway, http://www.ssb.no
6. ↑ Väestörekisterikeskus, National Population Register Centre of Finland, http://www.vrk.fi