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
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- Dieter BrummerAustralian actor
- Dieter DenglerAmerican Vietnam War veteran and POW
- Dieter GerhardtSoviet spy
- Dieter HallervordenGerman comedian
- Dieter HoeneÃGerman footballer
- Dieter KühnEast German footballer
- Dieter LüstGerman 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"