Volkmar
m.
Old High German folk 'people, nation, tribe, race' + Old High German, Old Saxon māri from Proto-Germanic *mērijaz 'famous'.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● c1100 Uolchmar (nom) UrkStyria 89
- Middle High German
- ● 1335 Volchmarn (dat) ChronSH p. 6
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1349 Wolchmaro (dat) chlumecky 84;
1356 Wolkmarus (nom) ibid. 192, p. 29
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 822x875 Folcmarus (nom) TradCorb §177,
Volcmar (nom) ibid. §222,
Volcmaro (abl) ibid. §2,
Volcmarus (nom) ibid. §38;
1142 Volkmar (nom) mairhofer I;
1180 Folmarus (nom) quix-vol1 34;
1234 Volcmarus (nom) hennes-vol1 89;
1259 Volcmarus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI;
1302 Volcmarus (nom) BremUrk2 no. 16
- Early New High German
- ● 1420 Volmar (nom) UrkRott-1 855;
1497 Volckamar Nurn1497 413
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Volkmar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Volkmar.