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Meaning and origin
Wouter is a Dutch boy name. The meaning of the name is `Army Ruler`.


Where is it used?
The name Wouter is mainly used in Dutch.

It is an abbreviated form of
Wally, used in English.


How do they say it elsewhere?
Gwallter (In Welsh)
Valter (In Scandinavian and in Portuguese)
Gualter (In Portuguese)
Gualtiero (In Italian)
Walther (In German)
Gautier (In French)
Valtteri (In Finnish)
Walter (In English, German and in Scandinavian)


If it's too long people might use
In English: Wat
In English: Walt


What Wouter`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Wouter:
   Its my name!!!
   The worst thing about the name:
   Nobody knows how to spell it and they all call me Walter. Furthermore it rhymes with the dutch word for goblin or midget, so I got teased a lot with that.
   If my name wasn`t Wouter....:
   It would have been Joris, because that was my fathers choice. My mother hated it so much, she put a veto down, so it is Wouter
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3. The best thing about the name Wouter:
   it's original
   The worst thing about the name:
   people don't know how to spell it, and they don't remember it.
   If my name wasn`t Wouter....:
   I would have been named Roderick, which I hate! So thanks mom!
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4. The best thing about the name Wouter:
   it's pretty unique
   The worst thing about the name:
   
   If my name wasn`t Wouter....:
   
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More `Wouter` links
Wouter as abbreviation
Actors named Wouter
Wouter in the encyclopedia