Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an

Old High German Old High German (OHG; german: Althochdeutsch (Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally covering the period from around 750 to 1050. There is no standardised or supra-regional form of German at this period, and Old High ...

given name. It consists of the elements ''wald-'' "power", "brightness" and ''-mar'' "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name

Vladimir Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

Volodymyr Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, Volodýmyr, , orv, Володимѣръ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ...

, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz. The

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...

form ''Valdamarr'' (also ''Valdarr'') occurs in the

Guðrúnarkviða II ''Guðrúnarkviða II'', ''The Second Lay of Gudrún'', or ''Guðrúnarkviða hin forna'', ''The Old Lay of Gudrún'' is probably the oldest poem of the Sigurd cycle, according to Henry Adams Bellows. The poem was composed before the year 1000 a ...

as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in

Heimskringla ''Heimskringla'' () is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas. It was written in Old Norse in Iceland by the poet and historian Snorre Sturlason (1178/79–1241) 1230. The name ''Heimskringla'' was first used in the 17th century, derive ...

, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of

Holmgard Veliky Novgorod ( rus, links=no, Великий Новгород, t=Great Newtown, p=vʲɪˈlʲikʲɪj ˈnovɡərət), also known as just Novgorod (), is the largest city and administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. It is one of the o ...

(Veliky Novgorod), in this case as a translation of the Slavic name ''Volodimer''.Alison Finlay (2004). ''Fagrskinna: A Catalogue of the Kings of Norway''. Brill
p. 236
The ''

Fagrskinna ''Fagrskinna'' ( ; is, Fagurskinna ; trans. "Fair Leather" from the type of parchment) is one of the kings' sagas, written around 1220. It is an intermediate source for the ''Heimskringla'' of Snorri Sturluson, containing histories of Norwegian ...

'' kings' sagas also have ''Valdamarr'' as the translation of Slavic ''Volodimer''/''Vladimir'', in reference to both

Vladimir the Great Vladimir I Sviatoslavich or Volodymyr I Sviatoslavych ( orv, Володимѣръ Свѧтославичь, ''Volodiměrъ Svętoslavičь'';, ''Uladzimir'', russian: Владимир, ''Vladimir'', uk, Володимир, ''Volodymyr''. Se ...

and

Vladimir Yaroslavovich Vladimir Yaroslavich (russian: Владимир Ярославич, Old Norse ''Valdamarr Jarizleifsson''; 1020 – October 4, 1052) reigned as prince of Novgorod from 1036 until his death. He was the eldest son of Yaroslav I the Wise of Kiev b ...

. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as ''Valdemar'' in the 12th century, with king

Valdemar I of Denmark Valdemar I (14 January 1131 – 12 May 1182), also known as Valdemar the Great ( da, Valdemar den Store), was King of Denmark from 1154 until his death in 1182. The reign of King Valdemar I saw the rise of Denmark, which reached its medieval zen ...

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or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182), King of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of the

Battle of Verchen The Battle of Verchen (german: Schlacht bei Verchen) was a battle between Saxons and West Slavic Obotrites on 6 July 1164. The Obotrites were attacked by Saxons and Danes in 1160, resulting in the death of the Obotrite prince, Niklot, and the pa ...

and

Battle of Grathe Heath The Battle of Grathe Heath was fought in 1157 between the Danish armies of Valdemar I and his rival for the Danish throne, Sweyn III. Valdemar's forces won the battle, and Sweyn III was slain while attempting to flee. Background The battle of ...

Valdemar II of Denmark Valdemar (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious (), was the King of Denmark (being Valdemar II) from 1202 until his death in 1241. Background He was the second son of King Valdemar I of Denmark and Sophi ...

or Waldemar the Victorious (1170–1241), King of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of the

Livonian Crusade The Livonian crusade refers to the various military Christianisation campaigns in medieval Livonia – in what is now Latvia and Estonia – during the Papal -sanctioned Northern Crusades in the 12–13th century. The Livonian crusade was cond ...

Valdemar the Young Valdemar the Young () ( – 28 November 1231) was a Junior King of Denmark from 1215 until his death. Valdemar was the eldest son and co-ruler of King Valdemar II of Denmark by his first wife, Dagmar of Bohemia. He did not outlive his father s ...

(1209–1231) *

Valdemar III of Denmark Valdemar III (1314–1364) was King of Denmark from 1326 to 1329, while he was underage; he was also Duke of Schleswig as Valdemar V in 1325–26 and from 1330 to 1364. He was a rival king set up against the unsuccessful Christopher II and was w ...

(1314–1364) *

Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 7 January 1368) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the principality of Anhalt-Zerbst. He was the youngest son of Albert I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, by his second wife Agnes, daughter ...

(died 1368) *

Waldemar II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst Waldemar II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died bef. 24 August 1371) was a German prince of the House of Ascania and ruler of the Principality of Anhalt-Zerbst Anhalt-Zerbst was a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north a ...

(died 1371) *

Valdemar IV of Denmark Valdemar IV Atterdag (the epithet meaning "Return of the Day"), or Waldemar (132024 October 1375) was King of Denmark from 1340 to 1375. He is mostly known for his reunion of Denmark after the bankruptcy and mortgaging of the country to finance ...

or ''Waldemar Otherday'' (c. 1320–1375) * Waldemar III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1391) * Valdemar, King of Sweden (1239–1302) * Valdemar, Duke of Finland (c. 1282 – 1318) * Valdemar of Denmark (bishop) (1157/1158–1235 or 1236) * Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939) * Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal or Waldemar the Great (c.1280–1319) * Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879), Prince Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879), son of Emperor Frederick III * Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945), Prince Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor of Prussia (1889–1945), son of Prince Henry and nephew of the previous * Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (1940–2020), son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe (1898–1974), Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great-grandson of King Frederick VIII of Denmark * Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895)

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* Waldemar Ager (1869–1941), Norwegian-American newspaperman and author * Waldemar Aspelin (1854–1923), Finnish architect * Woldemar Bargiel (1828–1897), German composer * Waldemar Bastos (1954–2020), Angolan musician * Waldemar Baszanowski (1935–2011), Polish weightlifter * Waldemar Bonsels (1880–1952), German writer * S. Waldy, Waldemar Caerel Hunter (1919–1968), Indonesian actor * Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist) (1851–1940), Norwegian geologist * Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (writer) (1911–1991), Norwegian writer * Waldemar Cordero (born 1980), Marketing at Visa * Valdemar Costa Neto (born 1949), Brazilian politician * Waldemar Cierpinski (born 1950), East German athlete * Waldemar Erfurth (1879–1971), German general

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* Waldemar Haffkine (1860–1930), Ukrainian bacteriologist * Woldemar Hägglund (1893–1963), Finnish major General during World War II, one of the principal commanders of the Battle of Kollaa * Waldemar Hansteen (1857–1921), Norwegian architect * Waldemar Hoven (1903–1948), German Nazi physician involved in Aktion T4, Nazi euthanasia programs, executed for war crimes * Waldemar Hvoslef (1825–1906), Norwegian Lutheran bishop. * Waldemar Januszczak (born 1956), British art critic * Woldemar Kernig (1840–1917), Russian and Baltic German internist and neurologist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of people with meningitis * Waldemar Klingelhöfer (1900–1980), German Nazi SS-Sturmbannführer (Major) and convicted war criminal * Waldemar Kophamel (1880–1934), German U-boat commanding officer in the Imperial German Navy during World War I * Waldemar Legień (born 1963), Polish judoka * Waldemar Lemos (born 1954), Brazilian football (soccer) manager * Waldemar Levy Cardoso (1900–2009), field marshal of the Brazilian Army * Waldemar Lindgren (1860–1939), Swedish-American geologist, one of the founders of modern economic geology * Ulrich Friedrich Woldemar von Löwendal, Woldemar von Löwendal (1700–1755), German military officer and one of the principal commanders of the Battle of Fontenoy * Waldemar Łysiak (born 1944), Polish writer * Waldemar Maciszewski (1927–1956), Polish pianist and composer * Waldemar Matuška (1932–2009), Czechoslovak singer * Waldemar Milewicz (1956–2004), Polish journalist

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* Waldemar Olszewski (born 1931), Polish lymphologist * Waldemar Pabst (1880–1970), German soldier and political activist, one of the principal commanders of the German Revolution of 1918–1919 * Waldemar Pawlak (born 1959), Polish politician * Valdemar Poulsen (1869–1942), Danish inventor * Waldemar Prusik (born 1961), Polish footballer * Waldemar Sorychta (born 1967), German heavy metal musician and record producer * Waldemar Starosta (born 1961), Polish politician * Waldemar Thrane (1790–1828), Norwegian composer, violinist and conductor * Waldemar Verner (1914–1982), chief of the People's Navy (Volksmarine) of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic * Waldemar Victorino (born 1952), Uruguayan football player * Woldemar Voigt (1850–1919), German physician * S. Waldy, Waldemar Caerel Hunter (1919–1968), Indonesian actor * Waldemar Witkowski (born 1953), Polish politician * Waldemar Wilenius (1868–1940), Finnish architect * Waldemar Young (1878–1938), American screenwriter

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