The name Waldemar is derived from the Germanic elements "wald" - "rule" and "meri" - "famous".
Famous bearers
Bearers include Waldemar Bonsels (1880 - 1952), a German children's writer;
Waldemar Cierpinski (born 1950), a German Olympic long-distance runner;
Waldemar Januszczak (born 1954), a Polish-English art critic.
