Valdemar

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaldɛmar]

Proper noun

Valdemar m anim

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Valdemar (hard masculine animate)

	singular	plural
nominative	Valdemar	Valdemarové
genitive	Valdemara	Valdemarů
dative	Valdemarovi, Valdemaru	Valdemarům
accusative	Valdemara	Valdemary
vocative	Valdemare	Valdemarové
locative	Valdemarovi, Valdemaru	Valdemarech
instrumental	Valdemarem	Valdemary

Related terms

• Vladimír

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 great-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

• Estonian: Voldemar

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

From Danish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑldemɑr/, [ˈʋɑ̝lde̞mɑ̝r]
• Rhymes: -ɑldemɑr
• Syllabification^(key): Val‧de‧mar
• Hyphenation^(key): Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

Valdemar

1. a male given name, equivalent 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
abessive		Valdemaritta	Valdemareitta
instructive		—	Valdemarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Valdemar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Valdemarini Valdemarini accusative nom. Valdemarini Valdemarini gen. Valdemarini genitive Valdemarini Valdemarieni partitive Valdemariani Valdemarejani inessive Valdemarissani Valdemareissani elative Valdemaristani Valdemareistani illative Valdemariini Valdemareihini adessive Valdemarillani Valdemareillani ablative Valdemariltani Valdemareiltani allative Valdemarilleni Valdemareilleni essive Valdemarinani Valdemareinani translative Valdemarikseni Valdemareikseni abessive Valdemarittani Valdemareittani instructive — — comitative — Valdemareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Valdemarisi Valdemarisi accusative nom. Valdemarisi Valdemarisi gen. Valdemarisi genitive Valdemarisi Valdemariesi partitive Valdemariasi Valdemarejasi inessive Valdemarissasi Valdemareissasi elative Valdemaristasi Valdemareistasi illative Valdemariisi Valdemareihisi adessive Valdemarillasi Valdemareillasi ablative Valdemariltasi Valdemareiltasi allative Valdemarillesi Valdemareillesi essive Valdemarinasi Valdemareinasi translative Valdemariksesi Valdemareiksesi abessive Valdemarittasi Valdemareittasi instructive — — comitative — Valdemareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Valdemarimme Valdemarimme accusative nom. Valdemarimme Valdemarimme gen. Valdemarimme genitive Valdemarimme Valdemariemme partitive Valdemariamme Valdemarejamme inessive Valdemarissamme Valdemareissamme elative Valdemaristamme Valdemareistamme illative Valdemariimme Valdemareihimme adessive Valdemarillamme Valdemareillamme ablative Valdemariltamme Valdemareiltamme allative Valdemarillemme Valdemareillemme essive Valdemarinamme Valdemareinamme translative Valdemariksemme Valdemareiksemme abessive Valdemarittamme Valdemareittamme instructive — — comitative — Valdemareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Valdemarinne Valdemarinne accusative nom. Valdemarinne Valdemarinne gen. Valdemarinne genitive Valdemarinne Valdemarienne partitive Valdemarianne Valdemarejanne inessive Valdemarissanne Valdemareissanne elative Valdemaristanne Valdemareistanne illative Valdemariinne Valdemareihinne adessive Valdemarillanne Valdemareillanne ablative Valdemariltanne Valdemareiltanne allative Valdemarillenne Valdemareillenne essive Valdemarinanne Valdemareinanne translative Valdemariksenne Valdemareiksenne abessive Valdemarittanne Valdemareittanne instructive — — comitative — Valdemareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Valdemarinsa Valdemarinsa accusative nom. Valdemarinsa Valdemarinsa gen. Valdemarinsa genitive Valdemarinsa Valdemariensa partitive Valdemariaan Valdemariansa Valdemarejaan Valdemarejansa inessive Valdemarissaan Valdemarissansa Valdemareissaan Valdemareissansa elative Valdemaristaan Valdemaristansa Valdemareistaan Valdemareistansa illative Valdemariinsa Valdemareihinsa adessive Valdemarillaan Valdemarillansa Valdemareillaan Valdemareillansa ablative Valdemariltaan Valdemariltansa Valdemareiltaan Valdemareiltansa allative Valdemarilleen Valdemarillensa Valdemareilleen Valdemareillensa essive Valdemarinaan Valdemarinansa Valdemareinaan Valdemareinansa translative Valdemarikseen Valdemariksensa Valdemareikseen Valdemareiksensa abessive Valdemarittaan Valdemarittansa Valdemareittaan Valdemareittansa instructive — — comitative — Valdemareineen Valdemareinensa

Related terms

• Valde
• Valto

Statistics

• Valdemar is the 963^rd (tied with 2 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 113 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,447 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Valdemar

1. a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Waldemar

Etymology

From German Waldemar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaχ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /vaw.deˈmaɻ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /val.dɨˈmaɾ/ [vaɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /val.dɨˈmaɾ/ [vaɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bal.dɨˈmaɾ/ [baɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /val.dɨˈma.ɾi/ [vaɫ.dɨˈma.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

Valdemar m (plural Valdemares)

1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar

Related terms

• Valdemiro, Vladimir

Spanish

Alternative forms

• Waldemar

Etymology

Ultimately from German Waldemar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baldeˈmaɾ/ [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: Val‧de‧mar

Proper noun

Valdemar m

1. a male given name from German, equivalent to English Waldemar

Swedish

Alternative forms

• Waldemar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish Valdemar. 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