Wout

Wout is a masculine first name that originates from the Old High German language area. It is a short form of Wouter, which is the Frisian and Dutch variant of the name Walter. The meaning of the name can be described as 'the ruler of the army', 'the one who governs in the army', or 'the army leader'.

What does the name Wout mean?

The name Wout has its roots in Old High German and is used as a masculine first name. It is a short form of Wouter, the Frisian and Dutch equivalent of Walter. Wout means 'the ruler of the army', 'the one who governs in the army', or 'the army leader'. The origins of the name lie in the Old High German terms waltan ('to govern', 'to rule', 'the ruler') and heri ('the army', 'the war band', 'the army leader', 'the warrior'). In the Middle Ages, the name became popular through the significant German-speaking poet and minstrel Walther von der Vogelweide. The oldest forms of the name are Walthari and Waltheri. Other variants include Valder, Valther and Walder (Danish), Valter (Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish), Walther (German and Danish), Wolter (Low German), Woidda (Bavarian), Walti, Wali and Walo (Swiss German), Walt (English), Valtteri (Finnish), Gauthier, Gautier and Gaucher (French), Gualtiero and Valtiero (Italian), Gualterius and Gualtherus (Latin), Valters (Latvian), Valtar and Valtare (Norwegian), Guálter and Gualtério (Portuguese), Valtier and Valtierra (Romansh), Volter (Swedish), Gutierre, Gualtierre and Galtero (Spanish), Valti, Valtika and Valkó (Hungarian), Waller (Rhenish) as well as Waltrina.

Where does the name Wout come from?

The name Wout has its origins in Old High German and means among other things 'the one who governs in the army' or 'the army leader'. The word components consist of waltan ('to govern', 'to rule', 'the ruler') and heri ('the army', 'the war band', 'the army leader', 'the warrior'). The languages from which the name originates are Frisian and Dutch.

How do you pronounce Wout?

Wout is pronounced like 'Waut'.

When is the name day of Wout?

The name day for Wout is celebrated on the following days: January 22, March 23, May 17, November 16, November 29, and December 10.

Popularity

In Germany, Wout is a common first name and currently ranks 4,024th on the list of most common male first names. Its best ranking was in 2009 at 1,979th place. In the last ten years, Wout has been given as a first name less than 10 times, which places it at 6,739th in the ten-year statistics. For the period from 2010 to 2024, it ranks 8,037th.

Famous people

• Wout Bastiaens (Belgian footballer)
• Wout Brama (football player from Germany)
• Wout Buitenweg (Dutch footballer)
• Wout Droste (football player from the Netherlands)
• Wout Holverda (Dutch footballer)
• Wout Poels (cyclist from the Netherlands)
• Wout van Aert (cyclist from Belgium)
• Wout van Dessel (Belgian DJ, producer & songwriter)
• Wout Wagtmans (Dutch cyclist)
• Wout Weghorst (Dutch footballer)
• Wout Wijsmans (volleyball player from Belgium)