Finnish
Etymology
Possibly shortened from Kalmajärvi or from Swedish Kalmar.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlmɑri/, [ˈkɑ̝lmɑ̝ri]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmɑri
- Syllabification(key): Kal‧ma‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Kal‧ma‧ri
Proper noun
Kalmari
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kalmari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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Kalmari
|
Kalmarit
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| genitive
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Kalmarin
|
Kalmarien
Kalmareiden
Kalmareitten
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| partitive
|
Kalmaria
|
Kalmareita
Kalmareja
|
| illative
|
Kalmariin
|
Kalmareihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kalmari
|
Kalmarit
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmari
|
Kalmarit
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarin
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| genitive
|
Kalmarin
|
Kalmarien
Kalmareiden
Kalmareitten
|
| partitive
|
Kalmaria
|
Kalmareita
Kalmareja
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissa
|
Kalmareissa
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| elative
|
Kalmarista
|
Kalmareista
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| illative
|
Kalmariin
|
Kalmareihin
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| adessive
|
Kalmarilla
|
Kalmareilla
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| ablative
|
Kalmarilta
|
Kalmareilta
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| allative
|
Kalmarille
|
Kalmareille
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| essive
|
Kalmarina
|
Kalmareina
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| translative
|
Kalmariksi
|
Kalmareiksi
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| abessive
|
Kalmaritta
|
Kalmareitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Kalmarein
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kalmarini
|
Kalmarini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmarini
|
Kalmarini
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarini
|
| genitive
|
Kalmarini
|
Kalmarieni
Kalmareideni
Kalmareitteni
|
| partitive
|
Kalmariani
|
Kalmareitani
Kalmarejani
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissani
|
Kalmareissani
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| elative
|
Kalmaristani
|
Kalmareistani
|
| illative
|
Kalmariini
|
Kalmareihini
|
| adessive
|
Kalmarillani
|
Kalmareillani
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| ablative
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Kalmariltani
|
Kalmareiltani
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| allative
|
Kalmarilleni
|
Kalmareilleni
|
| essive
|
Kalmarinani
|
Kalmareinani
|
| translative
|
Kalmarikseni
|
Kalmareikseni
|
| abessive
|
Kalmarittani
|
Kalmareittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kalmareineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kalmarisi
|
Kalmarisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmarisi
|
Kalmarisi
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarisi
|
| genitive
|
Kalmarisi
|
Kalmariesi
Kalmareidesi
Kalmareittesi
|
| partitive
|
Kalmariasi
|
Kalmareitasi
Kalmarejasi
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissasi
|
Kalmareissasi
|
| elative
|
Kalmaristasi
|
Kalmareistasi
|
| illative
|
Kalmariisi
|
Kalmareihisi
|
| adessive
|
Kalmarillasi
|
Kalmareillasi
|
| ablative
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Kalmariltasi
|
Kalmareiltasi
|
| allative
|
Kalmarillesi
|
Kalmareillesi
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| essive
|
Kalmarinasi
|
Kalmareinasi
|
| translative
|
Kalmariksesi
|
Kalmareiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Kalmarittasi
|
Kalmareittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kalmareinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kalmarimme
|
Kalmarimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmarimme
|
Kalmarimme
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarimme
|
| genitive
|
Kalmarimme
|
Kalmariemme
Kalmareidemme
Kalmareittemme
|
| partitive
|
Kalmariamme
|
Kalmareitamme
Kalmarejamme
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissamme
|
Kalmareissamme
|
| elative
|
Kalmaristamme
|
Kalmareistamme
|
| illative
|
Kalmariimme
|
Kalmareihimme
|
| adessive
|
Kalmarillamme
|
Kalmareillamme
|
| ablative
|
Kalmariltamme
|
Kalmareiltamme
|
| allative
|
Kalmarillemme
|
Kalmareillemme
|
| essive
|
Kalmarinamme
|
Kalmareinamme
|
| translative
|
Kalmariksemme
|
Kalmareiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Kalmarittamme
|
Kalmareittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kalmareinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kalmarinne
|
Kalmarinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmarinne
|
Kalmarinne
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarinne
|
| genitive
|
Kalmarinne
|
Kalmarienne
Kalmareidenne
Kalmareittenne
|
| partitive
|
Kalmarianne
|
Kalmareitanne
Kalmarejanne
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissanne
|
Kalmareissanne
|
| elative
|
Kalmaristanne
|
Kalmareistanne
|
| illative
|
Kalmariinne
|
Kalmareihinne
|
| adessive
|
Kalmarillanne
|
Kalmareillanne
|
| ablative
|
Kalmariltanne
|
Kalmareiltanne
|
| allative
|
Kalmarillenne
|
Kalmareillenne
|
| essive
|
Kalmarinanne
|
Kalmareinanne
|
| translative
|
Kalmariksenne
|
Kalmareiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Kalmarittanne
|
Kalmareittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kalmareinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Kalmarinsa
|
Kalmarinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kalmarinsa
|
Kalmarinsa
|
| gen.
|
Kalmarinsa
|
| genitive
|
Kalmarinsa
|
Kalmariensa
Kalmareidensa
Kalmareittensa
|
| partitive
|
Kalmariaan
Kalmariansa
|
Kalmareitaan
Kalmarejaan
Kalmareitansa
Kalmarejansa
|
| inessive
|
Kalmarissaan
Kalmarissansa
|
Kalmareissaan
Kalmareissansa
|
| elative
|
Kalmaristaan
Kalmaristansa
|
Kalmareistaan
Kalmareistansa
|
| illative
|
Kalmariinsa
|
Kalmareihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Kalmarillaan
Kalmarillansa
|
Kalmareillaan
Kalmareillansa
|
| ablative
|
Kalmariltaan
Kalmariltansa
|
Kalmareiltaan
Kalmareiltansa
|
| allative
|
Kalmarilleen
Kalmarillensa
|
Kalmareilleen
Kalmareillensa
|
| essive
|
Kalmarinaan
Kalmarinansa
|
Kalmareinaan
Kalmareinansa
|
| translative
|
Kalmarikseen
Kalmariksensa
|
Kalmareikseen
Kalmareiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Kalmarittaan
Kalmarittansa
|
Kalmareittaan
Kalmareittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kalmareineen
Kalmareinensa
|
|
Statistics
- Kalmari is the 2809th (tied with 15 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 279 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN