Waldo

German, pet form of names such as Waldemar

"to rule"

Waldo Origin and Meaning

Variation of Oswald

Waldo Rank in US Top 1000

# 881 in the US

Popularity of the name Waldo

• 1502 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Waldo

• Waldo Lonsbury Semon American inventor
• Waldo of Reichenau Frankish abbot and bishop
• Waldo Porter Johnson U.S. Senator from Missouri
• Waldo David Frank American novelist
• Waldo de los Ríos Argentine composer
• Waldo Miller Salt American screenwriter
• Ralph Waldo Emerson American author
• Ralph Waldo Ellison American novelist

The name Waldo in Pop Culture

• Waldo Faldo character on TV's "Family Matters" full name is Waldo Geraldo Faldo
• Waldo Farthingwaite Jones, title character in "Waldo" by Robert A. Heinlein
• "The Great Waldo Pepper " film and its main character
• Waldo Schaeffer aka Franz Hopper character on French animated series "Code Lyoko"
• Uncle Waldo drunken goose in Disney's "The Aristocats"
• Waldo "Dustin" Brooks Yellow Ranger in "Power Rangers: Ninja Storm"
• "The Waldo Moment" episode of TV show Black Mirror