Valdemar

== Czech == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. Compare Danish Valdemar and German Waldemar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈvaldɛmar] === Proper noun === Valdemar m anim a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== == Danish == === Etymology === Danish rendering of Russian Владимир (Vladimir), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ, which see for more. First used for king Valdemar of Denmark (1131-1182), a great-grandson of Vladimir of Kiev; reshaped like the semantically and formally similar German Waldemar, Old Norse Valdimarr, as if a compound of the native Germanic elements valdr (“power, rule”) and mærr (“famous”). === Proper noun === Valdemar a male given name ==== Descendants ==== Estonian: Voldemar === References === Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 459 males with the given name Valdemar have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011. == Finnish == === Etymology === From Danish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑldemɑr/, [ˈʋɑ̝lde̞mɑ̝r] Rhymes: -ɑldemɑr Syllabification(key): Val‧de‧mar Hyphenation(key): Val‧de‧mar === Proper noun === Valdemar a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Valde Valto ==== Statistics ==== Valdemar is the 963rd (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 113 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,447 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == Norwegian == === Etymology === Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ; see Danish Valdemar for more. === Proper noun === Valdemar a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === Waldemar === Etymology === From German Waldemar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar === Proper noun === Valdemar m (plural Valdemares) a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar ==== Related terms ==== Valdemiro, Vladimir == Spanish == === Alternative forms === Waldemar === Etymology === Ultimately from German Waldemar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baldeˈmaɾ/ [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: Val‧de‧mar === Proper noun === Valdemar m a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Waldemar === Etymology === Inherited from Old Swedish Valdemar. Cognate to Danish Valdemar, which see for more. Compare German Waldemar (whence the alternative Swedish spelling Waldemar). === Proper noun === Valdemar c (genitive Valdemars) a male given name