Waldemar
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'Waldemar or Valdemar \wa-lde-mar, wal-demar\ is a male given name of Old German origin that means "renowned ruler". Literally, "fame, power". It may refer to:
Royalty[edit]
- Valdemar I of Denmark or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182)
- Valdemar II of Denmark or Waldemar the Victorious (1170–1241)
- Valdemar the Young (1209–1231)
- Valdemar III of Denmark (1314–1364)
- Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1368)
- Waldemar II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1371)
- Valdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar Otherday (c. 1320–1375)
- Waldemar III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (d. 1391)
- Waldemar of Sweden (disambiguation), several people
- Valdemar of Denmark (bishop) (1157/1158 – 1235 or 1236)
- Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858–1939)
- Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal or Waldemar the Great (c. 1280–1319)
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1817–1849), son of Prince William
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879), son of Emperor Frederick III
- Prince Waldemar of Prussia (1889–1945), son of Prince Henry
- Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895)
Other people[edit]
- Valdemar Poulsen, Danish inventor
- Waldemar Baszanowski, Polish weightlifter
- Waldemar Bonsels, German writer
- Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist), Norwegian geologist
- Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (writer), Norwegian writer
- Waldemar Levy Cardoso, field Marshal of the Brazilian Army
- Waldemar Cierpinski,East German athlete
- Waldemar Erfurth, German general
- Waldemar Haffkine, bacteriologist
- Waldemar Januszczak, British art critic
- Waldemar Legień, Polish judoka
- Waldemar Lemos, Brazilian football (soccer) manager
- Waldemar Łysiak, Polish writer
- Waldemar Maciszewski, Polish pianist and composer
- Waldemar Matuška, Czecho-Slovak singer
- Waldemar Milewicz, Polish journalist
- Waldemar Olszewski, Polish lymphologist
- Waldemar Pawlak, Polish politician
- Waldemar Sorychta, German heavy metal musician and record producer
- Waldemar Starosta, Polish politician
- Waldemar Witkowski, Polish politician
- Waldemar Wilenius, Finnish architect
- Waldemar Young, American screenwriter
Other uses[edit]
- The fictional country of Valdemar, the setting for a number of fantasy stories by Mercedes Lackey
- The pseudonym of Demenzia band member Vladimir Ivanov
- M. Valdemar, in Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar"
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