Waldo - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Waldo \

is pronounced WAL-doh. It is of Old German origin, and its meaning is "rule". Short form and diminutive of a number of Old German names with the element Wald-, such as Oswald and Waldemar. Also possibly a German place name meaning "forest meadow". Literary: the "Where's Waldo" children books were popular in the 1990s, giving the name a somewhat comical connotation. Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Waldo has 2 variant forms: Walden and Waldron.

Baby names that sound like Waldo are Wald and Waldi.

Waldo is a somewhat common first name for men (#991 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#6888 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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