Valdemar

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Czech

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. Compare Danish Valdemar and German Waldemar.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Valdemar m anim

  1. a male given name

Declension

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Danish

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Etymology

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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 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

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Valdemar

  1. a male given name

Descendants

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  • Estonian: Voldemar

References

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  • 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

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑldemɑr/, [ˈʋɑ̝lde̞mɑ̝r]
  • Rhymes: -ɑldemɑr
  • Hyphenation(key): Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

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Valdemar

  1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar

Declension

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Inflection of Valdemar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative Valdemar Valdemarit
genitive Valdemarin Valdemarien
partitive Valdemaria Valdemareja
illative Valdemariin Valdemareihin
singular plural
nominative Valdemar Valdemarit
accusative nom. Valdemar Valdemarit
gen. Valdemarin
genitive Valdemarin Valdemarien
partitive Valdemaria Valdemareja
inessive Valdemarissa Valdemareissa
elative Valdemarista Valdemareista
illative Valdemariin Valdemareihin
adessive Valdemarilla Valdemareilla
ablative Valdemarilta Valdemareilta
allative Valdemarille Valdemareille
essive Valdemarina Valdemareina
translative Valdemariksi Valdemareiksi
abessive Valdemaritta Valdemareitta
instructive Valdemarein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Valdemar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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Statistics

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  • Valdemar is the 954th (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 108 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,633 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ; see Danish Valdemar for more.

Proper noun

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Valdemar

  1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar

Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From German Waldemar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

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Valdemar m

  1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar
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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from German Waldemar.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /baldeˈmaɾ/ [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

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Valdemar m

  1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar.

Swedish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Swedish Valdemar. Cognate to Danish Valdemar, which see for more. Compare German Waldemar (whence the alternative Swedish spelling Waldemar).

Proper noun

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Valdemar c (genitive Valdemars)

  1. a male given name