MEANING & HISTORY
What does Valdemar mean?
Valdemar is a Scandinavian form of Waldemar and also appears in Spanish naming. The Germanic Waldemar account combines power or authority with famous.
Historically Valdemar was also used as a counterpart of Slavic Vladimir, including in the Danish royal tradition. These interconnected histories should not be reduced to a modern phrase such as peaceful ruler without explaining which base is intended. The exact form preserves both a Germanic compound and a historical relationship between naming traditions.
Pronunciation & syllables
Synthetic voice reading
Spanish
- /baldeˈmaɾ/
- [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ]
Val · de · mar3 written divisions
Dictionary reading & contributors ↗Wiktionary / Kaikki / Wiktextract · CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin and name formation
Scandinavian / Spanish
Dictionary accounts by language
Spanish
Ultimately from German Waldemar.
a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar
Wiktionary: Valdemar (Spanish) ↗ · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract; common glosses translated for Filipino.
Similar names to Valdemar
Explore names with a similar opening or ending.
Names in this collection
- Almar·Younger form of Almarr; also masculine Alma
- Delmar♂Of the sea; a separate surname route also exists
- Edmar·Wealth-and-fame family; independent Otmar variant
- Elmar·Adelmar or Egilmar formation in German usage
- Jamar♂Possibly a blend of Jamal and Lamar
- Joemar♂Variant of Jomar, from José María
- Leomar·A documented medieval Leomær spelling, with dear/man + famous accounts
- Limar♂Reverse spelling of Ramil
What rhymes with Valdemar?
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Records & sources
Recorded use
- OpenHalalan / COMELEC · 2001
- 1 elected-candidate records ·
VALDEMAR
· CSV row 12,455 · ODbL 1.0
These records document use of the spelling; they are separate from birth statistics.
Follow the sources
- OpenHalalan — pinned 2001 COMELEC transcription (opens in a new tab)
- COMELEC — 2001 List of Elected Candidates (opens in a new tab)
- Wiktionary contributors — Valdemar (Spanish) (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Valdemar (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Waldemar (opens in a new tab)
- Behind the Name — Vladimir (opens in a new tab)