Valdemar

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈvaldɛmar]

Proper noun

Valdemar m

  1. A male given name.

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 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

  1. A male given name.

Descendants

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

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɑldemɑr/
  • Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

Valdemar

  1. A male given name, cognate to Danish Valdemar.

Declension
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
instructive — Valdemarein
abessive Valdemaritta Valdemareitta
comitative — Valdemareineen

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Valdemar

  1. A male given name, cognate to Danish Valdemar.

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Waldemar.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvaw.de.ˈmaʁ/

Proper noun

Valdemar m

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Waldemar

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Valdemar c (genitive Valdemars)

  1. A male given name.
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