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^ Valentich-Scott, P.; O'Foighil, D. Li, J. 2013: Where’s Waldo? A new commensal species, Waldo arthuri (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Galeommatidae), from the northeastern Pacific Ocean. ZooKeys, 316: 67-80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.316.4256
English surname, from the obsolete English given name Waltheof, from Old Englishweald(“power”) + þēof(“thief”), as in "one who snatched victory from battle." Comparable to, or ultimately Anglicized from, the Old Norse equivalent Valthiófr, from vald + *ᚦᛖᚢᛒᚨᛉ(*þeubaʀ). Compare Walthall, Waldie.
Proper noun
Waldo
A male given name from Old English, in modern American use transferred back from the surname.