Tjeerd
Tjeerd is classified as a male 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
- Male
- Confidence
- Medium (source weight 8 to 63; not an accuracy rate)
- High source frequency in
- Netherlands, East Frisia
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Dataset built
- 2026-09-11
How to address Tjeerd
If you do not know Tjeerd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tjeerd,” in English, “Guten Tag Tjeerd,” 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 Tjeerd,
German
Guten Tag Tjeerd,
French
Bonjour Tjeerd,
Spanish
Estimado/a Tjeerd:
Chinese
Tjeerd您好:
Japanese
Tjeerd様
English
Hi Tjeerd,
German
Hi Tjeerd,
French
Salut Tjeerd,
Spanish
Hola Tjeerd,
Chinese
Tjeerd你好:
Japanese
Tjeerd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 |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | uncommon | man's name |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name |
Frequently asked questions
Is Tjeerd a male or female name?
Tjeerd is classified as a male given name in our dataset. A first name alone does not establish someone’s gender or preferred form of address.
How do I address Tjeerd in an email?
If you do not know Tjeerd’s preferred form of address, use a greeting without Mr or Ms: “Dear Tjeerd,” in English, “Guten Tag Tjeerd,” 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 Tjeerd a unisex name?
Tjeerd is classified as generally male 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 Tjeerd a male or female name?", https://www.dearwho.app/name/tjeerd. Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_tjeerd,
title = {Is Tjeerd a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://www.dearwho.app/name/tjeerd},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}