Given name & surname
Valde
“a well-known ruler”
In Finnish use, Valde is a short form of Valdemar. One German interpretation is “a well-known ruler.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Finnish use, Valde is a short form of Valdemar. One German interpretation is “a well-known ruler.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Valde is a short form of Valdemar. Valdemar comes from Danish, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In Finnish usage, Valde is a short form of Valdemar.
Valde’s family of names
In Finnish usage, Valde is a short form of Valdemar.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Valde
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