Gothic forms of common names?

[Fredrik]

--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, Michael Erwin <merwin at ...> wrote:
>
> On Aug 6, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Fredrik wrote:
> 
> > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "ualarauans" <ualarauans@> wrote:
> > >
> > > --- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "Fredrik" <gadrauhts@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > > The form *bladimaírs would be more natural for gothic 
speakers.
> > >
> > > I think Waldamêrs would be still more natural :)
> > >
> >
> > Yes I agree...this would be the most natural since it would be a
> > translated form.
> >
> 
> I thought Vladimir meant Airþareiks? I'm not sure how anyone gets  
> Waldamers from Vladimir.
>

I guess you think of mir in the meaning world/airþa? But it's 
probably an old word meaning famous and cognate to gothic mêrs/mêreis.
The first part vladi would probably better be translated to reiks but 
walda- is the most similar word and also a cognate.
I think the form Waldamêrs also should be used for persons named 
Valdemar, which ofcoz is related and also a germanicized form of 
vladimir.


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