Valdis

Gender Masculine
Usage Latvian

Meaning & History

Short form of Voldemārs and other Latvian names containing the Germanic/Baltic element wald "rule".

Related Names

Feminine FormValda
Other Languages & CulturesWaldomar(Ancient Germanic) Wealdmær(Anglo-Saxon) Uladzimir(Belarusian) Vladimir, Vlado(Bulgarian) Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko(Croatian) Vladimír, Vladan(Czech) Valdemar, Waldemar(Danish) Valdemar(Finnish) Vladimer, Lado(Georgian) Waldemar(German) Valdemaras, Visvaldas, Vladimiras, Valdas, Vladas, Voldemaras(Lithuanian) Vladimir, Vlado, Vlatko(Macedonian) Waldemar(Norwegian) Valdimárr(Old Norse) Waldemar, Włodzimierz, Waldek, Włodek(Polish) Vladimir, Vsevolod, Seva, Volodya, Volya, Vova(Russian) Vladimir, Vladan, Vlado, Vlatko(Serbian) Vladimír, Vladan, Vlado(Slovak) Vladimir, Vlado(Slovene) Valdemar, Waldemar(Swedish) Volodymyr, Vsevolod, Wolodymyr(Ukrainian)
Same SpellingValdís
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Name Days

Latvia: December 11

Categories

Latvian presidents, leadership, power, rulers, short forms, top 10 in Latvia
Entry updated April 25, 2021