"Waldemar" meaning in German

See Waldemar in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: De-Waldemar.ogg
Etymology: From an Old High German compound name, from the elements waltan (“rule, govern”) (from Proto-West Germanic *wald) + māri (“famous, great”) (from *mārī). Merged with Scandinavian Valdemar, apparently from the semantically and formally similar Slavic name *Voldiměrъ, which is sometimes considered to also derive from the same pre-Old High German name *waldimӕ̄r-. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*wald}} Proto-West Germanic *wald Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Waldemar
  1. a male given name Categories (topical): German given names, German male given names
    Sense id: en-Waldemar-de-name-h8YdwBAs Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

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