Meanings
- rareA male given name from the Germanic languages.
If, as a stranger in our land, you should require the aid of other judgment to guide your own, we can only say that Alicia, the daughter of our gallant knight Waldemar Fitzurse, has at our court been long held the first in beauty as in place.
1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 9
Origin
- GermanWaldemar
- EnglishWaldemar
Borrowed from German Waldemar in the 19th century. Compare Vladimir, from Slavic, and the Scandinavian name Valdemar.
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Chinese Cantonese 華德馬 /华德马
- 華德馬 /华德马 (waa⁴ dak¹ maa⁵)male given name
Czech Valdemar
- Valdemarmale given name
Danish Valdemar
- Valdemarmale given name
Finnish Valto, Valdemar
- Valtomale given name
- Valdemarmale given name
German Waldemar
- Waldemarmale given name
Italian Valdemaro
- Valdemaromale given name
Latin Waldemarus
- Waldemarusmale given name
Latvian Voldemārs, Valdemārs
- Voldemārsmale given name
- Valdemārsmale given name
Norwegian Valdemar
- Valdemarmale given name
Polish Waldemar
- Waldemarmale given name
Portuguese Valdemar, Valdemiro
- Valdemarmale given name
- Valdemiromale given name
Spanish Oldemar
- Oldemarmale given name
Swedish Valdemar
- Valdemarmale given name
Cite this entry
Waldemar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldemar
“Waldemar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldemar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Waldemar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Waldemar.
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