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Bouterse.

a surname

8 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈbɑu̯.tər.sə/

  1. a surname

  2. a surname Desi Bouterse, ex-dictator of Suriname.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From a name Bouter (equivalent to boud (“brave”) + heer (“army”); cognate with Old English Bealdhere, Old High German Baldheri or Baldhere and rendered in Medieval Latin as Baltharius, Baltherius) with the patronymic suffix -se. Compare Boutersem.

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