Wietse
Wietse is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Wietse are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
We have limited data on this name. Treat the verdict as a lead, not a certainty.
- Verdict
- Mostly male
- Male / female split
- 75% male / 25% female
- Confidence
- Low (fewer than 8 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Netherlands
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Wietse
To address Wietse when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wietse," in English, "Guten Tag Wietse," in German. About 75% of people named Wietse are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Wietse,
German
Guten Tag Wietse,
French
Bonjour Wietse,
Spanish
Estimado/a Wietse:
Chinese
Wietse您好:
Japanese
Wietse様
English
Hi Wietse,
German
Hi Wietse,
French
Salut Wietse,
Spanish
Hola Wietse,
Chinese
Wietse你好:
Japanese
Wietse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 | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 75% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Wietse a male or female name?
Wietse is a unisex given name: about 75% of people named Wietse are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Wietse in an email?
To address Wietse when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Wietse," in English, "Guten Tag Wietse," in German. About 75% of people named Wietse are men and 25% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Wietse a unisex name?
Wietse is not a unisex name: 75% of people named Wietse are men. Wietse leans strongly male overall.
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, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Wietse a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wietse (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_wietse,
title = {Is Wietse a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/wietse},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}