Sjoerd () is a

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masculine given name of West Frisian origin. It is derived via Sieuwerd from the Germanic ''Sigiward'' ("victory warden"). Sjoerd gained some popularity as a baby name between 1975 and 2005. The spelling Sjoert is far less common.Explanation
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Notable people named Sjoerd

Sjoerd Ars Sjoerd Ars (; born 15 April 1984) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a striker. Career Youth career Ars played in the youth of DVC'26 from the town of Didam, and was later picked up by Dutch giants, Feyenoord. He never brok ...

(born 1984), Dutch footballer * Sjoerd Bax (born 1996), Dutch cyclist * Sjoerd De Jong, Dutch/Belgian video game level designer * Pieter Sjoerd Gerbrandy (1885–1961), Dutch politician of the Anti Revolutionary Party (ARP) * Sjoerd van Ginneken (born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist * Sjoerd Hamburger (born 1983), Dutch rower who competes in the single scull * Sjoerd Hoekstra (born 1959), Dutch rower * Sjoerd Hofstra (1898–1983), Dutch sociologist and anthropologist working in Africa * Sjoerd Hoogendoorn (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player *

Sjoerd Huisman Sjoerd Huisman (19 June 1986 – 30 December 2013) was a Dutch speed skater who specialised in marathon speed skating. Career Huisman made his debut in marathon speed skating in 2005 to become one of the best sprinters in the peloton. His bigge ...

(1986– 2013), Dutch marathon speed skater * Sjoerd Janssen (born 1984), Dutch electronic dance musician, half of the Showtek duo * Sjoerd Joustra (1916–2001), Dutch architect * Sjoerd Koppert (born 1950), Dutch-born recording engineer and producer now based in California *

Sjoerd Kuyper Sjoerd Kuyper (born 6 March 1952, Amsterdam) is a Dutch poetry and prose writer of adult, children's and youth books, theatre, TV series, film scripts and lyrics. His best-known works are the film ''Het zakmes'' (''The Pocket-knife''), the serie ...

(born 1952), Dutch poetry and prose writer *

Sjoerd Marijne Sjoerd Marijne (born 20 April 1974) is a Dutch former field hockey player and former coach of the Indian women's national team. He played for ten years as part of Den Bosch in the Hoofdklasse. As coach of Indian women's team He coached the Indi ...

(born 1974), Dutch field hockey player and coach * Sjoerd Bertus Mooi Wilten (1913–1965), Dutch swimmer * Sjoerd Overgoor (born 1988), Dutch footballer * Sjoerd Potters (born 1974), Dutch VVD politician * Georges (Sjoerd) Romme (born 1960), Dutch professor in organizational theory * Sjoerd de Roos (1877–1962), Dutch type designer, book cover designer and artist * Sjoerd Wiemer Sjoerdsma (born 1981), Dutch diplomat and politician * Sjoerd Soeters (born 1947), Dutch postmodern architect * Sjoerd Vollebregt (born 1954), Dutch sports sailor * Sjoerd Wartena (born 1939), Dutch rower * Sjoerd Wiarda (1399–1410), the fifteenth potestaat of Friesland, now a province of the Netherlands * Sjoerd Winkens (born 1983), Dutch footballer * Sjoerd van Ginneken (born 1992), Dutch racing cyclist

Notable people with variants of the name

* Sjoerdje Faber (1915–1998), Dutch long-distance speed skater * Sjoert Brink (born 1981), Dutch bridge player

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