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Hlíf

Hlíf is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

FemaleMedium

Confidence describes the weight of the source data, not a measured accuracy rate.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Iceland
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Hlíf

If you do not know Hlíf’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hlíf,” in English, “Guten Tag Hlíf,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Hlíf,

German

Guten Tag Hlíf,

French

Bonjour Hlíf,

Spanish

Estimado/a Hlíf:

Chinese

Hlíf您好：

Japanese

Hlíf様

English

Hi Hlíf,

German

Hi Hlíf,

French

Salut Hlíf,

Spanish

Hola Hlíf,

Chinese

Hlíf你好：

Japanese

Hlífさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Classification of Hlíf by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Icelanduncommonwoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Hlíf a male or female name?

Hlíf is classified as a female given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.

How do I address Hlíf in an email?

If you do not know Hlíf’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Hlíf,” in English, “Guten Tag Hlíf,” in German. Include their family name if you know it. The name’s classification describes its usage. Follow the form of address the person uses for themselves.

Is Hlíf a unisex name?

Hlíf is classified as generally female in the combined dataset. This does not rule out other uses. Our categories describe the sources, rather than a complete survey of everyone with this name.

Related names

GudrunFemaleHelgaFemaleGunnarMaleIngaFemaleThorMaleMargretFemaleBjörnMaleEinarMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data (1880–2017), public domain. Classifications are not measured accuracy rates. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. US source data (babynames). Dataset built 2026-09-11; this is not a new collection date for the source records.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Hlíf a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/hlif. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_hlif,
  title  = {Is Hlíf a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/hlif},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}