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 [ 3 syll. wal-de-mar, wa-ldem-ar ] The boy name Waldemar is pronounced as VAALDahMaaR KEY. Waldemar is primarily used in Dutch, German, Scandinavian, and Lithuanian. Its language of origin is Slavonic and Germanic. From Slavonic and Germanic roots, its meaning is power - in this context, Waldemar is usually used in the Dutch, German, and Scandinavian languages. Two-element name derived from the words 'wald' and 'meri' which are of 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. In addition, Waldemar is a Dutch, German, and Scandinavian variant form of the Czech and Hungarian name Vladimír. Waldemar is also a Lithuanian variant form of the English, French, German, and Scandinavian name Walter. Another variant of Waldemar is the English, German, and Italian short form Waldo. See also the related forms, the German Walo and the German and Russian Wladimir. 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. In 2008, out of the family of boy names directly related to Waldemar, the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Walter was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Waldemar include the Scandinavian and Czech Valdemar, the English, 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)"   |
