Wouter

Wouter
Pronunciation	[ˈʋʌutər] ⓘ
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Old Dutch
Meaning	"ruler of the army", "bright army"
Region of origin	Low Countries
Other names
Nickname	Wout
Related names	Valter, Valtyr, Walter, Gauthier, Gualterio, Gualtierre

Last updated January 04, 2026

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.

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

Entertainment

Wouter "Wally" De Backer, Belgian-Australian multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter, known as Gotye
Wouter Deprez, Belgian comedian
Wouter Hamel, Dutch pop singer
Wouter Barendrecht, Dutch film producer
Wouter Janssen, Dutch musician
Wouter Kellerman, South African flautist
Wouter van der Goes, Dutch radio DJ

Politics

Wouter Beke, Belgian politician
Wouter Van Bellingen, Flemish politician
Wouter Van Besien, Belgian politician
Wouter Bos, Dutch politician
Wouter van Harselaar, Dutch politician
Wouter Koolmees, Dutch politician
Wouter De Vriendt, Belgian politician

Art

Wouter Crabeth I, Dutch Renaissance glass painter
Wouter Crabeth II, Dutch Golden Age painter and grandson of Wouter Crabeth I
Wouter Knijff, Dutch Golden Age landscape painter
Wouter Abts, Belgian painter
Wouterus Verschuur, Dutch painter
Wouter Johannes van Troostwijk, Dutch 19th century painter

Other

Wouter Basson (born 1950), South African cardiologist
Wouter Berthout van Ranst, Belgian nobleman
Wouter Biesiot (1951–1998), Dutch head of the Energy and Materials Group
Wouter Deelen (c.1500–1563), Dutch Anabaptist
Wouter den Haan (born 1962), Dutch Professor of Economics
Wouter Hanegraaff (born 1961), Dutch Professor of History of Hermetic Philosophy
Wouter Lutkie (1887–1968), Dutch Catholic priest and fascist
Wouter Schievink (born 1963), Dutch neurological surgeon
Wouter Snijders (1928–2020), Dutch judge and legal scholar
Wouter Tebbens (born 1974), Dutch activist
Wouter van Twiller (1606–1654), Dutch West India Company employee

References

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