Wouter

Pronunciation	[ʋʌutər]
Gender	Male
Word/name	Old Dutch
Meaning	"ruler of the army"
Region of origin	Low Countries
Nickname(s)	Wout
Related names	Valter, Valtyr, Walter, Gauthier, Gualterio, Gualtierre

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" or "ruler of the forest". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.

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