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Valdemar
Valdemar
Danish
Etymology
Danish rendering of Russian Владимир (Vladimir), ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ, "rule" + "famous". First used for king Valdemar of Denmark (1131-1182), a grandson of Vladimir of Kiev; shaped like German Waldemar.
Proper noun
Valdemar
- A male given name.
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(key): /ˈvɑldemɑr/
- Hyphenation: Val‧de‧mar
Proper noun
Valdemar
- A male given name, cognate to Danish Valdemar.
Declension
| Inflection of Valdemar (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Valdemar | Valdemarit | |
| genitive | Valdemarin | Valdemarien | |
| partitive | Valdemaria | Valdemareja | |
| illative | Valdemariin | Valdemareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Valdemar | Valdemarit | |
| accusative | nom. | Valdemar | Valdemarit |
| gen. | Valdemarin | ||
| genitive | Valdemarin | Valdemarien | |
| partitive | Valdemaria | Valdemareja | |
| inessive | Valdemarissa | Valdemareissa | |
| elative | Valdemarista | Valdemareista | |
| illative | Valdemariin | Valdemareihin | |
| adessive | Valdemarilla | Valdemareilla | |
| ablative | Valdemarilta | Valdemareilta | |
| allative | Valdemarille | Valdemareille | |
| essive | Valdemarina | Valdemareina | |
| translative | Valdemariksi | Valdemareiksi | |
| instructive | — | Valdemarein | |
| abessive | Valdemaritta | Valdemareitta | |
| comitative | — | Valdemareineen | |
Related terms
Norwegian
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.
Proper noun
Valdemar
- A male given name, cognate to Danish Valdemar.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌvaw.de.ˈmaʁ/
Proper noun
Valdemar m
- A male given name, equivalent to English Waldemar
Related terms
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.
Proper noun
Valdemar
- A male given name, cognate to Danish Valdemar.