Given name
Woldemar
“rule, govern”
Woldemar is a masculine given name. It is used in German.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Woldemar is a form of Waldemar. Waldemar goes back to a word meaning “rule, govern.”
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Where it comes from
Woldemar is a variant of Waldemar. An origin associated with Waldemar is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
Woldemar’s family of names
Woldemar has a related form in Waldemar. In German usage, Woldemar has a conventional equivalent in the French form VOLDEMAR.
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Around the world
Woldemar has relatives in 3 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Woldemar
- Woldemar VoigtGerman physicist (1850–1919)
- Woldemar HägglundMajor General in the Finnish Army in the Second World War (1893-1963)
- Woldemar BargielGerman composer (1828-1897)
- Woldemar HauBaltic German painter (1816-1895)
- Woldemar von DaehnFinnish politician (1838-1900)
- Woldemar LøvendalDanish politician (1660-1740)
- Woldemar von SeidlitzGerman art historian (1850-1922)
- Woldemar KadenGerman writer (1838-1907)
- Woldemar von KnieriemBaltic German agricultural scientist (1849-1935)
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