Kovala

See also: kovala

Finnish

Etymology

A farm name, probably kova (“hard”) +‎ -la. Possibly ultimately from a byname with kova (“hard”) or originally as part of the toponym, in which it could be a reference to e.g. hard ground.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoʋɑlɑ/, [ˈko̞ʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oʋɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ko‧va‧la

Proper noun

Kovala

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kovala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Kovala	Kovalat
genitive		Kovalan	Kovaloiden Kovaloitten
partitive		Kovalaa	Kovaloita
illative		Kovalaan	Kovaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kovala	Kovalat
accusative	nom.	Kovala	Kovalat
	gen.	Kovalan
genitive		Kovalan	Kovaloiden Kovaloitten Kovalainrare
partitive		Kovalaa	Kovaloita
inessive		Kovalassa	Kovaloissa
elative		Kovalasta	Kovaloista
illative		Kovalaan	Kovaloihin
adessive		Kovalalla	Kovaloilla
ablative		Kovalalta	Kovaloilta
allative		Kovalalle	Kovaloille
essive		Kovalana	Kovaloina
translative		Kovalaksi	Kovaloiksi
abessive		Kovalatta	Kovaloitta
instructive		—	Kovaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kovala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kovalani Kovalani accusative nom. Kovalani Kovalani gen. Kovalani genitive Kovalani Kovaloideni Kovaloitteni Kovalainirare partitive Kovalaani Kovaloitani inessive Kovalassani Kovaloissani elative Kovalastani Kovaloistani illative Kovalaani Kovaloihini adessive Kovalallani Kovaloillani ablative Kovalaltani Kovaloiltani allative Kovalalleni Kovaloilleni essive Kovalanani Kovaloinani translative Kovalakseni Kovaloikseni abessive Kovalattani Kovaloittani instructive — — comitative — Kovaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kovalasi Kovalasi accusative nom. Kovalasi Kovalasi gen. Kovalasi genitive Kovalasi Kovaloidesi Kovaloittesi Kovalaisirare partitive Kovalaasi Kovaloitasi inessive Kovalassasi Kovaloissasi elative Kovalastasi Kovaloistasi illative Kovalaasi Kovaloihisi adessive Kovalallasi Kovaloillasi ablative Kovalaltasi Kovaloiltasi allative Kovalallesi Kovaloillesi essive Kovalanasi Kovaloinasi translative Kovalaksesi Kovaloiksesi abessive Kovalattasi Kovaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Kovaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kovalamme Kovalamme accusative nom. Kovalamme Kovalamme gen. Kovalamme genitive Kovalamme Kovaloidemme Kovaloittemme Kovalaimmerare partitive Kovalaamme Kovaloitamme inessive Kovalassamme Kovaloissamme elative Kovalastamme Kovaloistamme illative Kovalaamme Kovaloihimme adessive Kovalallamme Kovaloillamme ablative Kovalaltamme Kovaloiltamme allative Kovalallemme Kovaloillemme essive Kovalanamme Kovaloinamme translative Kovalaksemme Kovaloiksemme abessive Kovalattamme Kovaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Kovaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kovalanne Kovalanne accusative nom. Kovalanne Kovalanne gen. Kovalanne genitive Kovalanne Kovaloidenne Kovaloittenne Kovalainnerare partitive Kovalaanne Kovaloitanne inessive Kovalassanne Kovaloissanne elative Kovalastanne Kovaloistanne illative Kovalaanne Kovaloihinne adessive Kovalallanne Kovaloillanne ablative Kovalaltanne Kovaloiltanne allative Kovalallenne Kovaloillenne essive Kovalananne Kovaloinanne translative Kovalaksenne Kovaloiksenne abessive Kovalattanne Kovaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Kovaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kovalansa Kovalansa accusative nom. Kovalansa Kovalansa gen. Kovalansa genitive Kovalansa Kovaloidensa Kovaloittensa Kovalainsarare partitive Kovalaansa Kovaloitaan Kovaloitansa inessive Kovalassaan Kovalassansa Kovaloissaan Kovaloissansa elative Kovalastaan Kovalastansa Kovaloistaan Kovaloistansa illative Kovalaansa Kovaloihinsa adessive Kovalallaan Kovalallansa Kovaloillaan Kovaloillansa ablative Kovalaltaan Kovalaltansa Kovaloiltaan Kovaloiltansa allative Kovalalleen Kovalallensa Kovaloilleen Kovaloillensa essive Kovalanaan Kovalanansa Kovaloinaan Kovaloinansa translative Kovalakseen Kovalaksensa Kovaloikseen Kovaloiksensa abessive Kovalattaan Kovalattansa Kovaloittaan Kovaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Kovaloineen Kovaloinensa

Derived terms

• Kovalainen

 

Statistics

• Kovala is the 4701^st (tied with 24 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 155 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.