Waldemar, Valdemar or Woldemar is an Old High German given name. It consists of the elements wald- "power", "brightness" and -mar "fame". The name is considered the equivalent of the Slavic name Vladimir, Volodymyr, Uladzimir or Włodzimierz. The Old Norse form Valdamarr (also Valdarr) occurs in the Guðrúnarkviða II as the name of a king of the Danes. The Old Norse form is also used in Heimskringla, in the story of Harald Hardrada, as the name of a ruler of Holmgard (Veliky Novgorod), in this case as a translation of the Slavic name Volodimer. The Fagrskinna kings' sagas also have Valdamarr as the translation of Slavic Volodimer/Vladimir, in reference to both Vladimir the Great and Vladimir Yaroslavovich. The German form was introduced to Scandinavia as Valdemar in the 12th century, with king Valdemar I of Denmark. People with the name Royalty Valdemar I of Denmark or Waldemar the Great (1131–1182), King of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of the Battle of Verchen and Battle of Grathe Heath Valdemar II of Denmark or Waldemar the Victorious (1170–1241), King of Denmark, one of the principal commanders of the Livonian Crusade Valdemar the Young (1209–1231) Valdemar III of Denmark (1314–1364) Waldemar I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1368) Waldemar II, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1371) Valdemar IV of Denmark or Waldemar Otherday (c. 1320–1375) Waldemar III, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst (died 1391) Valdemar, King of Sweden (1239–1302) Valdemar, Duke of Finland (c. 1282 – 1318) 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 Joachim Friedrich Ernst Waldemar of Prussia (1868–1879), son of Emperor Frederick III Prince Waldemar William Louis Frederick Victor of Prussia (1889–1945), son of Prince Henry and nephew of the previous Prince Waldemar of Schaumburg-Lippe (1940–2020), son of Prince Christian of Schaumburg-Lippe and Princess Feodora of Denmark, and the great-grandson of King Frederick VIII of Denmark Woldemar, Prince of Lippe (1824–1895) Others A–F Waldemar Ager (1869–1941), Norwegian-American newspaperman and author Woldemar Bargiel (1828–1897), German composer Waldemar Bastos (1954–2020), Angolan musician Waldemar Baszanowski (1935–2011), Polish weightlifter Waldemar Bonsels (1880–1952), German writer Waldemar Caerel Hunter (1919–1968), Indonesian actor Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (geologist) (1851–1940), Norwegian geologist Waldemar Christofer Brøgger (writer) (1911–1991), Norwegian writer Valdemar Costa Neto (born 1949), Brazilian politician Waldemar Cierpinski (born 1950), East German athlete Waldemar Erfurth (1879–1971), German general G–N Waldemar Haffkine (1860–1930), Ukrainian bacteriologist Woldemar Hägglund (1893–1963),