Bouterse

== Dutch == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɑu̯.tər.sə/ === Proper noun === Bouterse ? a surname (historical) Desi Bouterse, ex-dictator of Suriname.