Baby name

REVIVING UNISEX · GERMANIC-SCANDINAVIAN
🇧🇷 🇩🇰 🇸🇪  +1

Valdemar

/VAL · deh · mar/


“Famous ruler”

Old Germanic and Scandinavian name meaning 'famous ruler', composed of wald (rule) and mar (famous); borne by several Danish and Czech kings.

valde

elegant

How it ages.

Regal and historical; aging into distinguished territory in Scandinavia.

The cultural moment.

Common in Denmark and Sweden through the early 20th century; experiencing a modest Scandinavian revival since 2010.