Waldemar

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Waldemar
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Valdemar I of Denmark
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Origin
Word/name Germanic
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 names Vladimir Volodymyr
See also Robert (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".

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The name is considered the equivalent of the Latvian name Valdemārs, the Estonian name Voldemar, and the Slavic names 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

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Prince Waldemar or Valdemar may refer to:

References

  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.
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