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.

Popularity of the name Dieter

• 1675 Nameberry 2025

Famous People Named Dieter

• Dieter Schmitz American reality TV personality ("Laguna Beach")
• Dieter Bohlen German music producer
• Dieter Brummer Australian actor
• Dieter Dengler American Vietnam War veteran and POW
• Dieter Gerhardt Soviet spy
• Dieter Hallervorden German comedian
• Dieter Hoeneß German footballer
• Dieter Kühn East German footballer
• Dieter Lüst German physicist
• Dieter Meier Swiss musician
• Dieter Rams German industrial designer
• Dieter Schnebel German composer
• Dieter Uchtdorf German aviator and Mormon leader

The name Dieter in Pop Culture

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