Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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.
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 .
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:
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 ...
Walter (name), including a list of people and fictional and mythical characters with the given name or surname; Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 1987), who previously wrestled as "Walter" Walter, standard author ...
Wouter Deelen (English: Walter Deloenus, Latin: Gualterus Delenus, French: Gualtier Delvin) (c. 1500 –1563) was a Dutch Anabaptist, Greek and Hebrew scholar, for a time librarian of Henry VIII, and then preacher at the Dutch church in London.
The book Süskind written by Dutch author Alex van Galen [] describes Walter Süskinds life when working for the Hollandsche Schouwburg.. The book The Heart Has Reasons: Dutch Rescuers of Jewish Children during the Holocaust written by the U.S. author Mark Klempner tells Suskind's story within the chapter about Pieter Meerburg.