Waldemar

**Waldemar**, **Valdemar** or **Woldemar** is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements wald- "power", "brightness" and -mar "fame".

The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz.

The Old Norse form of the name is *Valdamarr*, although it as also been recorded as *Valdarr*. It occurs in the epic known as Guðrúnarkviða II where it is said to be the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also appears in Heimskringla, more particularly in the story of Harald Hardrada, where it is the name of a ruler of Holmgard. Holmgard itself is known today as Veliky Novgorod and is part of modern day Russia. In this case the name occurs as a translation of the Slavic name *Volodimer*, itself a form of *Volodymyr*, which by itself is the Ukrainian for of *Vladimir*. Thus, the name appears to be a cognate with *Vladimir*. The Fagrskinna kings' sagas also use *Valdamarr* as the translation of Slavic *Volodimer*/*Volodymyr*/*Vladimir*. Here, it is used in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as *Valdemar* (spelled with *V* rather than *W)* in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark.

## People with the name

### Royalty

* **Valdemar I of Denmark** or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182), King of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Verchen and Battle of Grathe Heath
* **Valdemar II of Denmark** or Waldemar the Victorious (1170–1241), king of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of Livonian Crusade
* **Valdemar the Young** (1209–1231)
* **Valdemar III of Denmark** (1314–1364)
* **Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst** (died 1368)
* **Waldemar II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst** (died 1371)
* **Valdemar IV of Denmark** 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)
* **Bishop Valdemar of Denmark** (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), Crown prince of Prussia
* **Prince Waldemar II of Prussia** (1889-1945), nephew of the previous
* **Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe** (1940–2020), son of 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)

### Military leaders

* **Waldemar Levy Cardoso** (1900-2009), field Marshal of the Brazilian Army
* **Waldemar Erfurth** (1879-1971), German general
* **Woldemar Hägglund** (1893-1963), Finnish major General during World War II, one of the principal commanders of Battle of Kollaa and Winter War
* **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
* **Woldemar von Löwendal** (1700-1755), German military officer and one of the principal commanders of Battle of Fonteroy
* **Waldemar Pabst** (1880-1970), German soldier and political activist, one of the principal commanders of German Revolution of 1918-1919
* **Waldemar Skrzypczak** (born 1956), Polish general and former commander of Polish Land Forces
* **Waldemar Verner** (1914-1982), chief of the People's Navy (Volksmarine) of the National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic

### Others

* **Waldemar Andzel** (1971), Polish politician
* **Waldemar Cerrón** (1972), Peruvian professor and a politician, second Vice President of Congress of the Republic of Peru
* **Valdemar Costa Neto** (born 1949), Brazilian politician
* **Valdemar Poulsen** (1869-1942), Danish inventor
* **Woldemar Bargiel** (1828-1897), German composer
* **Waldemar Bastos** (1954-2020), Angolan musician
* **Waldemar Baszanowski** (1935-2011), Polish weightlifter
* **Waldemar Bonsels** (1880-1952), German writer
* **Waldemar Buda**, Minister of Economic Development and Technology of Poland
* **Waldemar Caerel Hunter** (1919-1968), Indonesian actor
* **Waldemar Christofer Brøgger** (1851-1940), Norwegian geologist
* **Waldemar Christofer Brøgger** (1911-1991), Norwegian writer
* **Waldemar Cierpinski** (born 1950), East German athlete
* **Waldemar Haffkine** (1860-1930), Ukrainian bacteriologist
* **Waldemar Hansteen** (1857-1921), Norwegian architect
* **Waldemar Hoven** (1903–1948), German Nazi physician involved in Nazi euthanasia programs, executed for war crimes
* **Waldemar Hvoslef** (1825-1906), Norwegian Lutheran bishop
* **Waldemar Januszczak** (born 1956), British art critic
* **Waldemar Kaempffert** (1877-1956), American science writer and museum director
* **Woldemar Kernig** (1840-1917), Russian and Baltic German internist and neurologist whose medical discoveries saved thousands of people with meningitis
* **Waldemar Legień** (born 1963), Polish judoka
* **Waldemar Lemos** (born 1954), Brazilian football (soccer) manager
* **Waldemar Lindgren** (1860-1939), Swedish-American geologist, one of the founders of modern economic geology
* **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
* **Waldemar Olszewski** (born 1931), Polish lymphologist
* **Waldemar Pawlak** (born 1959), Polish politician, Prime Minister of Poland
* **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 Victorino** (born 1952), Uruguayan football player
* **Waldemar Voigt** (1850-1919), German physician
* **Waldemar Witkowski** (born 1953), Polish politician

## References

https://www.behindthename.com/name/waldemar