Volkmar

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old High German *Folkmār, from Proto-West Germanic *Folkmārī, from Proto-Germanic *Fulkamērijaz, equivalent to Old High German folk (“people”) + māri (“famous”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔlk.maʁ/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Volk‧mar

Proper noun

Volkmar m (proper noun, strong, genitive Volkmars)

  1. a male given name from Old High German[1]

Proper noun

Volkmar m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Volkmars or (with an article) Volkmar, feminine genitive Volkmar, plural Volkmars)

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 S.L. Uckelman "Volkmar". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Heuser, Rita, Volkmar, in: Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands
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