Kanerva.
a female given name
Meaning & usage
a female given name
a Finnish surname from landscape
Where this word comes from
From kanerva (“heather”). The surname was commonly adopted during the Fennicization of surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The given name is from the early 20th century.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.