Waldemar name meaning

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Updated: March 13th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old High German, Slavonic and Germanic
Usage: English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Lithuanian, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian
Pronunciation: VAHL-deh-mahr
Meaning: Famous Ruler and Rule
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What does Waldemar mean?

Admired and Perennial boy name Waldemar is used substantially in Swedish, English, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, Norwegian, Lithuanian and Danish, Waldemar means "Famous Ruler or Rule" is of Old High German, Slavonic and Germanic origin.

Waldemar is Dutch and German form of Vladimír. Also Waldemar is Lithuanian cognate of Walter. Originated from Old High German, Slavonic and Germanic, Waldemar is used mainly as a baby boy name and is substantially used in Swedish, English, Dutch, Finnish, German, Scandinavian, Norwegian, Lithuanian and Danish, Waldemar means "Famous Ruler or Rule".

Waldemar is combination of VALD and atypical MAR. MAR is form of Marlow. Also MAR is form of Marr. MAR is also form of Names Containing the Name Element Marr. The name is celebrated on the 15 of July.

How do I pronounce Waldemar?

You can pronounce the one syllabled name Waldemar as VAHL-deh-mahr. The pronunciation choose to emphasis on first VAHL syllable. The name can also be pronounced as wa-lde-mar or wal-demar.

Variants of Waldemar

Oldemar, Agvaldr, Valbjǫrn, Agimar, Walter, Vadim, Walther, Bhaltair, Volya, Gautier, Agvald, Aimar, Vad, Vadimir, Waltherine, Waltheri

Names that rhyme with Waldemar

How popular is the name Waldemar?

Waldemar is a unique baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1891 and was able to reach the top 800 names. In 1906, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 798 on boy names chart when 50 babies were named Waldemar.

There are over 1498 babies that have been given the name Waldemar in United States. Waldemar is an uncommon baby name in France, 42 years of presence was not sufficient to save the name and it finally disappeared in 1970.

Over 209 people have been named Waldemar in France.

However things change on global perspective, Waldemar is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 1000 have the name. Also the baby name is popular in Poland and Brazil.

According to our findings, over 260000 babies have been named Waldemar globally.

YearRankBirths
2016121025
2014120785
2013121035
2010107516
200989758
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Waldemar in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands13823455
Finland2395790100
Sweden656267755
Norway27958255
Denmark339050

Numerological analysis of Waldemar

If someone surprises you in a positive way, that's fine. But it will take long until they earn your trust and full respect. Deep inside you want someone to take over your dominance and take over the control. You think a lot and it makes you sick sometimes. You are extremely smart. It's strange but you enjoy being miserable sometimes. Since you trapped yourself inside rules, restrictions, religion, you've imprisoned your soul in one state.

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Famous people named Waldemar

  • Waldemar Bonsels, German writer
  • Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist and war correspondent
  • Waldemar Cierpinski, former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion
  • Waldemar Bloch, Austrian composer
  • Waldemar Ager, Norwegian-American newspaperman and author
  • Waldemar Rosenberger, from Saint Petersburg, Russia
  • Waldemar Piątek, Polish football player
  • Waldemar Hoven, Nazi and a physician at Buchenwald concentration camp
  • Waldemar Matuška, Czechoslovak singer
  • Waldemar Łysiak, bestselling Polish writer
  • Waldemar Kaminski, grocer and anonymous philanthropist in Buffalo
  • Waldemar Lindgren, Swedish-American geologist
  • Waldemar Björkstén, Finnish sailor
  • Waldemar Fuchs, German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera
  • Waldemar Steffen, German track and field athlete
  • Waldemar Witkowski, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Haffkine, bacteriologist from the Russian Empire whose career was blighted
  • Waldemar Christofer Brøgger, Norwegian geologist and mineralogist
  • Waldemar Pawlak, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Koch, German liberal politician and economist
  • Waldemar Bastos, Angolan musician who combines Afropop, Portuguese
  • Waldemar Levy Cardoso, last living Marshal of the Brazilian Army
  • Waldemar Fornalik, former Polish footballer
  • Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish lightweight weightlifter
  • Waldemar Sorychta, Polish heavy metal musician, songwriter
  • Waldemar Kaempffert, American science writer and museum director
  • Waldemar Januszczak, British art critic and television documentary producer and presenter
  • Waldemar Andzel, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Nowakowski, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Starosta, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Szadny, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Wiązowski, Polish politician
  • Waldemar Kobus, German actor
  • Waldemar de Brito, Brazilian footballer
  • Waldemar Matysik, retired Polish footballer
  • Waldemar Kophamel, highly decorated German U-boat commanding officer
  • Waldemar Legień, retired Polish judoka
  • Waldemar Tietgens, German rower
  • Waldemar Young, American screenwriter
  • Waldemar Kalinowski in The Fast and the Furious as Production Designer
  • Waldemar Januzczak in The Dark Ages: An Age of Light as
  • Waldemar Torenstra in Ja zuster, nee zuster as Actor
  • Waldemar Acosta Waldemar Jesús Acosta Ferreira is a Uruguayan player who plays for striker and his current team is Xelajú MC.
  • Actor Waldemar Blaszczyk, known for movie I'll Show You!
  • Waldemar Holberg, from 1918 drama, romance film Revolutionens datter, who characterized the Albert Fjeld.
  • In 1923, Waldemar Rodrigues characterized the role of Jacques Fernandes in drama movie Sofrer Para Gozar.

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