| The boy name Waldo [ 2 syll. wal-do, wa-ldo ] is pronounced WAALDow KEY. Waldo is of Germanic origin, and it is used largely in the English, German, and Italian languages. Waldo is a short form of Waldemar (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian). Waldo is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1913 with 0.022% of baby boys being given the name Waldo. It ranked at #401 then. The baby name has since substantially declined in popularity, and is of only sporadic use today. Among all boy names in its group, Waldo was nonetheless the most widely used in 2007. A baby name that sounds like Waldo is Walt (English). KEY: Pronunciation for Waldo: W as in "we (W.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"
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