# Valdemar
## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈvaldɛmar]

### Proper noun

Valdemar m anim
* a male given name

#### 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 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
* 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

Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑldemɑr/, [ˈʋɑ̝lde̞mɑ̝r]
* Rhymes: -ɑldemɑr
* Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar

### Proper noun

Valdemar
* a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar

#### Declension

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 954th (tied with 4 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 108 male individuals (and as a middle name to 6,633 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 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
* a male given name, equivalent to Danish Valdemar

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* Waldemar

### Etymology

From German Waldemar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /vaw.deˈmaɾ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /vaw.deˈmaʁ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vaw.deˈmaɻ/ [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɻ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /val.dɨˈmaɾ/ [vaɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /val.dɨˈmaɾ/ [vaɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bal.dɨˈmaɾ/ [baɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /val.dɨˈma.ɾi/ [vaɫ.dɨˈma.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar

### Proper noun

Valdemar m
* 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: /baldeˈmaɾ/ [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: Val‧de‧mar

### Proper noun

Valdemar m
* 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)
* a male given name