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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Baldemar m. Old High German bald 'bold' + Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz 'famous'.

Germany
Latin
1221 Baldemarus (nom) hennes-vol1 61; 1273 Baldemari (gen) ibid. 230
Cite as: J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Baldemar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Baldemar.