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Mechtild

Mechtild 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.

FemaleLow

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

We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.

Verdict
Female
Confidence
Low (source weight below 8; not an accuracy rate)
High source frequency in
Germany, Austria, Switzerland
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Dataset built
2026-09-11

How to address Mechtild

If you do not know Mechtild’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mechtild,” in English, “Guten Tag Mechtild,” 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 Mechtild,

German

Guten Tag Mechtild,

French

Bonjour Mechtild,

Spanish

Estimado/a Mechtild:

Chinese

Mechtild您好：

Japanese

Mechtild様

English

Hi Mechtild,

German

Hi Mechtild,

French

Salut Mechtild,

Spanish

Hola Mechtild,

Chinese

Mechtild你好：

Japanese

Mechtild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 Mechtild by country (nam_dict and US SSA; not a survey of today’s population)
CountryHow commonUsually
Germanyrarewoman's name
Austriararewoman's name
Switzerlandrarewoman's name
Netherlandsrarewoman's name

Frequently asked questions

Is Mechtild a male or female name?

Mechtild 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 Mechtild in an email?

If you do not know Mechtild’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Mechtild,” in English, “Guten Tag Mechtild,” 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 Mechtild a unisex name?

Mechtild 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

AndreasMaleKlausMaleBirgitFemaleWolfgangMaleJürgenMaleGünterMaleElkeMostly femaleDieterMale

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

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