The story behind Valdemar
From Danish [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Slavic *Voldiměrъ.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Portuguese entry
From German Waldemar.
Spanish entry
Ultimately from German Waldemar.
Pronunciation
Finnish: /ˈʋɑldemɑr/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Finnish: [ˈʋɑ̝lde̞mɑ̝r]
- Portuguese; Brazil: /vaw.deˈmaʁ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [vaʊ̯.deˈmah]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /vaw.deˈmaɾ/
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɾ]
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /vaw.deˈmaʁ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: [vaʊ̯.deˈmaχ]
- Portuguese; Caipira: /vaw.deˈmaɻ/
- Portuguese; Caipira: [vaʊ̯.deˈmaɻ]
- Portuguese; Portugal: /val.dɨˈmaɾ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: [vaɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: /bal.dɨˈmaɾ/
- Portuguese; Northern; Portugal: [baɫ.dɨˈmaɾ]
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: /val.dɨˈma.ɾi/
- Portuguese; Portugal; Southern: [vaɫ.dɨˈma.ɾi]
- Spanish: /baldeˈmaɾ/
- Spanish: [bal̪.d̪eˈmaɾ]
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- Gender
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- Syllables
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- Ending
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- same syllable count
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- same syllable count
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- Syllables
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
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- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Valdemar
Alojz
Derived from German Alois.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Anders
Borrowed from Danish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish Anders.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
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- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Valdemar
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Albrecht
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Anders
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- Gender
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- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length