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To be honest, I'm not sure. "Onerva/odelma" is an old word from the time when Finland was still an agrarian society: because of the urbanization these words have been forgotten and only few people know their real meanings. So, I don't know if "onerva" was derived from "odelma" or if they were just synonyms used in different areas etc.

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However, there's a name, which is related to Onerva based on its spelling: Kanerva (http://www.behindthename.com/name/kanerva/submitted). It can be that "odelma" was the proper word and someone just got an idea to mix it with Kanerva, and thus Onerva was born.