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". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
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". Wouter is sometimes shortened to Wout. The patronymic surname of Wouter is Wouters.
==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 cyclist Wout van Aert, Belgian professional road cyclist Wouter Wippert, Dutch professional road cyclist Wouter Jolie, Dutch field hockey player Wouter Brouwer, Dutch fencer Wouter van Pelt, Dutch field hockey player Wouter Corstjens, Dutch-Belgian footballer Wouter D'Haene, Belgian sprint canoer Wouter Biebauw, Belgian footballer 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 footballer Wouter ter Maat, Dutch volleyball player
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