Valdemārs

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Latvian

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Etymology

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First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of 19th century. Taken from Old High German [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ. Cognate to German Waldemar and Danish Valdemar.

Proper noun

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Valdemārs m

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages
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References

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  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Valdemārs was the only given name of 163 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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