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First name origins & meanings:

  1. German: Famous ruler
  2. German: Mighty, famous
  3. Teutonic: Rule

First name variations: Valdemarr, Valdermar, Valdemar, Waldermar, Waldo, Waldemarr, Waldorf, Walfred, Walden, Waldo

Last name origin & meaning:

German: from the Germanic personal name Waldemar, composed of the elements walt ‘power’, ‘rule’ + mar ‘fame’.