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The Name Waldemar - Origin and Meaning of Waldemar
  



The Name Waldemar - Origin and Meaning of Waldemar


Gender

Masculine

Origin of the Name Waldemar

Old High German

Usage of the Name Waldemar

German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish

Meaning of the Name Waldemar

The name Waldemar is derived from the Germanic elements "wald" - "rule" and "meri" - "famous".

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Waldemar Bonsels (1880 - 1952), a German children's writer; Waldemar Cierpinski (born 1950), a German Olympic runner; Waldemar Januszczak (born 1954), a Polish-English art critic.
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