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Meaning of the nameWaldemar

Waldemar is a masculine name of Germanic origin, formed by walt, 'power, authority', and mari, 'famous'; it is a variant of Valdemar.

Meaning

“power and fame (walt, 'power, authority', and mari, 'famous')”

Source: Behind the Name: Waldemar · Wiktionary: Waldemar

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People (2022)
11,643
Rank in Brazil
#1,533
Median age
66 years
2010 Census
14,212
people

Waldemar in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Waldemar, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (2,940 people).

30 women 11,613 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Waldemar is most common

States with the highest share of people named Waldemar in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Santa Catarina 0.011%
  2. Paraná 0.009%
  3. São Paulo 0.009%
  4. Rio Grande do Sul 0.008%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.008%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3,8760.009%
Minas Gerais1,3430.007%
Paraná1,0600.009%
Rio Grande do Sul9100.008%
Santa Catarina8530.011%
Rio de Janeiro6450.004%
Goiás4880.007%
Pará4010.005%
Bahia3120.002%
Espírito Santo2210.006%
Mato Grosso2140.006%
Mato Grosso do Sul2060.008%
Amazonas1950.005%
Pernambuco1680.002%
Distrito Federal1350.005%
Maranhão1110.002%
Paraíba750.002%
Piauí750.002%
Ceará740.001%
Rondônia620.004%
Tocantins550.004%
Rio Grande do Norte470.001%
Alagoas430.001%
Amapá240.003%
Sergipe210.001%
Roraima180.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Waldemar

Behind the Name explains Waldemar as the union of the Germanic elements walt, 'power, authority', and mari, 'famous'; Wiktionary gives, in German, waltan, 'to rule', and māri, 'famous, great', and derives the Portuguese Valdemar from the German Waldemar. Wiktionary also notes that the Scandinavian form Valdemar seems to come from the Slavic name *Voldiměrъ, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) cites Machado for Valdemar with another Germanic reading, 'bold horse'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 11,643 people named Waldemar, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, the name is most common in Santa Catarina.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Waldemar · behindthename.com · meaning
  2. Wiktionary: Waldemar · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Valdemar · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Valdemar · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin

Questions about the name Waldemar

What does the name Waldemar mean?

Waldemar means “power and fame (walt, 'power, authority', and mari, 'famous')”, according to Behind the Name and Wiktionary.

How many people are named Waldemar in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 11,643 people with the first name Waldemar, which ranks it number 1,533 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Waldemar a boy's or a girl's name?

Waldemar is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 30 women and 11,613 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Waldemar?

Waldemar is a name of Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Waldemar most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.011% of the state's population is named Waldemar (853 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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