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Waldemar

Waldemar proper noun: a male given name from the Germanic languages.

Proper noun

Waldemar

  1. (rare) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
    • If, as a stranger in our land, you should require the aid of other judgment to guide your own, we can only say that Alicia, the daughter of our gallant knight Waldemar Fitzurse, has at our court been long held the first in beauty as in place.1819, Walter Scott, Ivanhoe, Chapter 9

Origin of Waldemar

Borrowed from German Waldemar in the 19th century. Compare Vladimir, from Slavic, and the Scandinavian name Valdemar.

Questions about Waldemar

What does Waldemar mean?
Waldemar means a male given name from the Germanic languages.
What part of speech is Waldemar?
Waldemar is a proper noun.

Words near Waldemar in the dictionary

  1. Wald tests
  2. Waldara
  3. Waldchen
  4. walded
  5. Waldegrave
  6. Waldemar
  7. Walden
  8. Walden cycle
  9. Walden cycles
  10. Walden inversion
  11. Walden inversions

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