Sjoerd

Sjoerd is a Dutch 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.

Notable people named Sjoerd

 * Sjoerd Ars (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 (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 (born 1952), Dutch poetry and prose writer
 * Sjoerd Marijne (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