Dieter

DEE-ter

German, diminutive of Dietrich

"people's ruler"

Dieter Origin and Meaning

The name Dieter is a boy's name of German origin.

Dieter is a classic German name that got lots of satiric exposure via Mike Myers on "Saturday Night Live" a few years back. If mispronounced, it could conceivably be read as someone on a diet.

Dieter Popularity

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Famous People Named Dieter

Dieter SchmitzAmerican reality TV personality ("Laguna Beach")
Dieter BohlenGerman music producer
Dieter BrummerAustralian actor
Dieter DenglerAmerican Vietnam War veteran and POW
Dieter GerhardtSoviet spy
Dieter HallervordenGerman comedian
Dieter HoeneÃGerman footballer
Dieter KÃ¼hnEast German footballer
Dieter LÃ¼stGerman physicist
Dieter MeierSwiss musician
Dieter RamsGerman industrial designer

Dieter SchnebelGerman composer
Dieter UchtdorfGerman aviator and Mormon leader

Dieter in Pop Culture

Dieter Brauncharacter from HBO's "True Blood"
Dietercharacter on "Saturday Night Live" played by Mike Myers, host of a German TV skit called "Sprockets"
Dieterdemon in Norman Mailer's book "The Castle in the Forest"

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