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Wouter is a Dutch masculine given name popular in the Netherlands and Belgium. It is the Dutch equivalent of the English name Walter and French name Gauthier, both of Germanic origin, meaning "ruler of the army", "ruler of the forest" or "bright army". [1] Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
Walt, Walter, Valtyr, Wouter, Gauthier, Gualtiero, Gutierre, Gutierrez, Gautier Walther ( German: [ˈvaltɐ] ) is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a German form of Walter , which is derived from the Old High German Walthari , containing the elements wald -"power", "brightness" or "forest" and hari -"warrior".
The Germanic names are the names with the longest history in the Dutch-speaking area; they form the oldest layer of the given names known in Dutch. The Germanic names were characterised by a rich diversity, as there were many possible combinations. A Germanic name is composed of two parts, the latter of which also indicates the gender of the ...
Wolter is a given name and surname of Low German and Low Franconian origin. It is equivalent to the English Walter , High German Walther , Dutch Wouter and French Gauthier . People with the name Wolter include:
Pages in category "Dutch masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 368 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Walter is a German and English [1] masculine given name of Germanic origin, composed of the elements walt-(Proto-Germanic *wald-) "power", "ruler", and hari (Proto-Germanic *χarja) "army". [ 2 ] The name was first popularized by the epic German hero Walther von Aquitaine , and later from the name of the writer Walther von der Vogelweide .
This random sampling of Dutch family names is sorted by family name, with the tussenvoegsel following the name after a comma. Meanings are provided where known. See Category:Dutch-language surnames and Category:Surnames of Frisian origin for surnames with their own pages. Baas – The Boss; Bakker – Baker; Beek, van – From the brook
The common Vietnamese middle name "Văn", often spelled in English text without diacritics, as in "Pham Van Tra", is a male given name, implying education. [7] Where the "Van" is not of Dutch origin, such as in the Vietnamese middle name Wen or Van, (as in Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu), the "v" is not lowercase.