Valdemārs

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of 19th century. Taken from Old High German [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. Cognate to German Waldemar and Danish Valdemar.

Proper noun

Valdemārs m

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

Related terms

• Voldemārs
• Vladimirs

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Valdemārs was the only given name of 163 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.