Sveinbjörg
Sveinbjörg 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.
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 Sveinbjörg
If you do not know Sveinbjörg’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sveinbjörg,” in English, “Guten Tag Sveinbjörg,” 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 Sveinbjörg,
German
Guten Tag Sveinbjörg,
French
Bonjour Sveinbjörg,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sveinbjörg:
Chinese
Sveinbjörg您好:
Japanese
Sveinbjörg様
English
Hi Sveinbjörg,
German
Hi Sveinbjörg,
French
Salut Sveinbjörg,
Spanish
Hola Sveinbjörg,
Chinese
Sveinbjörg你好:
Japanese
Sveinbjörgさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually |
|---|---|---|
| Iceland | uncommon | woman's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sveinbjörg a male or female name?
Sveinbjörg 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 Sveinbjörg in an email?
If you do not know Sveinbjörg’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Sveinbjörg,” in English, “Guten Tag Sveinbjörg,” 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 Sveinbjörg a unisex name?
Sveinbjörg 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
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.
DearWho, "Is Sveinbjörg a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/sveinbjoerg. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sveinbjoerg,
title = {Is Sveinbjörg a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/sveinbjoerg},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}