Sjoerd name meaning

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Updated: May 30th, 2024
Gender: Boy
Origin: Old Norse, German and Germanic
Pronunciation: SHERD
Meaning: Defender and Guard
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What does Sjoerd mean?

Sjoerd is variant form of long standing and acclaimed Sigurd. Sigurd is variation of immutable and admired Sigmund. Also Sigurd is version of Sigurðr. Sigurd's meaning is Defender, Guard and Victory and Peace is rooted from Germanic and German.

How do I pronounce Sjoerd?

The most common way to pronounce one syllabled Sjoerd is SHERD.

Variants of Sjoerd

Sigurd, Sighvardh, Sigmund, Sigurðr, Sigur, Sigiwart, Semund, Sigmundr, *Sigvǫrðr

How popular is the name Sjoerd?

Sjoerd is a familiar baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 300 names. In 2015, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 230 on boy names chart when 70 babies were given the name Sjoerd.

Over 248 babies in Netherlands have been named Sjoerd. The first name is a rare baby name in Belgium there is very thin chances of it still being given. At least, 10000 people around the globe have been given the name as per our research.

Facts

Sjoerd in Nordic countries

CountriesMenWomen
First NameSecondary NameFirst NameSecondary Name
Netherlands134193298013
Sweden306013
Norway613013
Denmark18000

What numbers say about Sjoerd?

You love to help the people you care for. You take things too personally and it's affecting your mental health in a negative way. Next time you question your value and purpose, just remember that you are a genius. Facing what you've been through and allowing yourself to grieve over is the only way to fight the numbness within you. The best thing about you is your ability to hide your emotions when necessary in order to avoid getting hurt.

Looking for names similar to Sjoerd? Please go through the following names

  •  Stena - Famous unisex name Stena is used in Finnish and Swedish languages. Stena is form of Stæina in Swedish language. Also Stena is Norwegian form of Steinar
  •  Evin - Evin's meaning is Winner or Happiness is of Old Norse origin substantially used in Norwegian and Danish is used as a unisex name
  •  Horsten is used in Danish is rooted from Germanic is bestowed upon baby boys. Horsten is equivalent of Harðstæinn in Danish language
  •  Kalman - Dominantly used in Norwegian, Old Norse and Finnish, Kalman is used as a boy name is rooted from Germanic. Kalman is equivalent of Kálmán in German language. Also Kalman is form of Colmán in Old Norse language
  •  Rodny - Rodnys origin is Old English bestowed upon both genders is used predominantly in Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian. Rodny is Swedish cognate of Hróðný

Famous people named Sjoerd

  • Sjoerd Koppert, a

Sources

  1. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
  2. Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
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