Wouter
Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army", "army of the forest" or "bright army".[1] Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
| Pronunciation | [ʋʌutər] |
|---|---|
| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Old Dutch |
| Meaning | "ruler of the army", "bright army" |
| Region of origin | Low Countries |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Wout |
| Related names | Valter, Valtyr, Walter, Gauthier, Gualterio, Gualtierre |
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People named Wouter
Sports
- Wouter olde Heuvel, Dutch speed skater
- Wouter Claes, Belgian badminton player
- Wouter Mol, Dutch professional road racing cyclist
- Wouter Toledo, Dutch figure skater
- Wouter Poels, Dutch professional road bicycle racer
- Wout van Aert, Belgian professional cyclist
- Wouter Wippert, Dutch professional road racing cyclist
- Wouter Jolie, Dutch field hockey player
- Wouter Brouwer, Dutch fencer
- Wouter van Pelt, Dutch field hockey player
- Wouter Corstjens, Dutch-Belgian football defender
- Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprint canoer
- Wouter Biebauw, Belgian football goalkeeper
- Wouter Marinus, Dutch professional footballer
- Wouter de Vogel, Dutch footballer
- Wouter Weylandt, Belgian professional cyclist
- Wouter van der Steen, Dutch professional footballer
- Wouter Degroote, Belgian footballer
- Wouter Scheelen, Belgian footballer
- Wouter Artz, Dutch professional footballer
- Wouter Gudde, Dutch footballer
- Wouter Vrancken, Belgian footballer
- Wouter Vandenhaute, Belgian sports journalist
- Wouter Sybrandy, Dutch professional road racing cyclist
- Wout Wagtmans, Dutch road racing cyclist
- Wouter Leefers, Dutch field hockey player
- Wout Weghorst, Dutch soccer player
Entertainment
- Wouter "Wally" De Backer, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, known as Gotye
- Wouter Deprez, Belgian comedian
- Wouter Hamel, Dutch pop singer
- Wouter Barendrecht, Dutch film producer
- Wouter Janssen, Dutch musician
- Wouter Kellerman, South African flautist
- Wouter van der Goes, Dutch radio DJ
Politics
- Wouter Koolmees, Dutch politician
- Wouter Beke, Belgian politician
- Wouter De Vriendt, Belgian politician
- Wouter Bos, Dutch politician
- Wouter Van Besien, Belgian politician
- Wouter Van Bellingen, Flemish politician
Art
- Wouter Crabeth I, Dutch Renaissance glass painter
- Wouter Crabeth II, Dutch Golden Age painter and grandson of Wouter Crabeth I
- Wouter Knijff, Dutch Golden Age landscape painter
- Wouter Abts, Belgian painter
- Wouterus Verschuur, Dutch painter
- Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Dutch 19th century painter
Other
- Wouter Basson (born 1950), South African cardiologist
- Wouter Berthout van Ranst, Belgian nobleman
- Wouter Biesiot (1951–1998), Dutch head of the Energy and Materials Group
- Wouter Deelen (c.1500–1563), Dutch Anabaptist
- Wouter den Haan (born 1962), Dutch Professor of Economics
- Wouter Hanegraaff (born 1961), Dutch Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy
- Wouter Lutkie (1887–1968), Dutch Catholic priest and fascist
- Wouter Schievink (born 1963), Dutch neurological surgeon
- Wouter Snijders (1928–2020), Dutch judge and legal scholar
- Wouter Tebbens (born 1974), Dutch activist
- Wouter van Twiller (1606–1654), Dutch West India Company employee
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