69%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage German, Polish, Germanic [1] Pronounced Pron. /ˈval.də.maʁ/(German) /val.ˈdɛ.mar/(Polish) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links From the Old German elements walt "power, authority" and mari "famous", also used as a translation of the Slavic cognate Vladimir. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Rootswald/walt + mariVariantWaldomar(Germanic) DiminutiveWaldek(Polish) Other Languages & CulturesWealdmær(Anglo-Saxon) Valdemar(Danish) Valdemar, Valto(Finnish) Voldemārs, Valdis(Latvian) Valdemaras, Valdas, Voldemaras(Lithuanian) Valdimárr(Old Norse) Valdemar(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #973 in 1970 Brazil (by decade) Last ranked #200 in 1981 Czechia Last ranked #432 in 1944 France Last ranked #194 in 2006 Poland Last ranked #975 in 1918 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class strong refined strange complex serious Name DaysName Days? Austria: July 15Poland: May 5Poland: December 11 Categories fame, Fire Emblem characters, German chancellors, kings, leadership, power, royalty, The Sopranos characters Sources & References Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 1509.
