| The boy name Waldemar [ 3 syll. wal-de-mar, wa-ldem-ar ] is pronounced as VAALDahMaaR KEY. Waldemar is primarily used in Dutch, German, and Scandinavian. Its language of origin is Old Slavic and Germanic. From Germanic roots, its meaning is power. Two-element name derived from the words 'wald' and 'meri' which have the meanings to rule and great, famous respectively. The name was borne by four Danish kings, including Waldemar the Great (1131-1182), whose reign saw the rise of Denmark. The Scandinavian and Czech name Valdemar and the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian name Woldemar are variant forms of the name. Another variant of Waldemar is the English, German, and Italian short form Waldo. In addition, Waldemar is a Dutch, German, and Scandinavian variant form of the Czech and Hungarian name Vladimír. Waldemar is a rare baby boy name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1906, 0.007% of baby boys were named Waldemar. It was #849 in rank then. The baby name has slipped in popularity since then, and is now of irregular use. Out of all boy names in its family, Waldemar was nevertheless the most widely used in 2007. Baby names that sound like Waldemar include the Scandinavian and Czech Valdemar, the Russian and Slavic Vladimir, the Czech and Hungarian Vladimír, the Italian Vladimiro, and the Russian Volodymyr. KEY: English pronunciation for Waldemar: V as in "vee (V.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)"
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