Brazilian variant of Valdir or Valdemar, from Germanic roots meaning 'powerful ruler'; the phonetic spelling is specific to Brazilian Portuguese naming conventions.
Nicknames
val
Vibe
gentle
How it ages.
Dated to mid-century Brazil; carries a working-class, rural naming feel.
The cultural moment.
Used in Brazil primarily from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Other Germanic-Brazilian Portuguese names with similar texture: