Waldemar

Waldemar
Gendermasculine
Origin
Word/nameGermanic
Meaning"power"+"fame"; "powerful and famous", "brightness"+"fame"; "bright and famous"
Other names
Alternative spellingValdemar, Waldomar, Waldek
Variant form(s)Valdamarr, Valdemārs, Voldemārs, Valdis, Voldemar, Woldemar
Related namesVladimir Volodymyr
See alsoRobert (name with a similar meaning)

Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements wald- "power", "brightness" and -mar "fame".

The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz.

The Old Norse form Valdamarr (also Valdarr) occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in Heimskringla, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of Holmgard (Veliky Novgorod).[1][2] The Fagrskinna kings' sagas also have Valdamarr, in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich.

People with the name include:

Royalty

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  • False Waldemar (died 1356), an imposter who claimed to be Waldemar the Great

Others

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References

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  1. ^ H. Munro Chadwick, Nora K. Chadwick (2010). The Growth of Literature. Cambridge University Press. p. 118.
  2. ^ Alison Finlay (2004). Fagrskinna: A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway. Brill. p. 236.