Names

Juerd

As may have noticed, Juerd is me. This page is not about me, it is just about my name. A while ago, for several reasons, I wanted a new nickname to use on the Internet, and I chose Juerd.

Eventually, I started using it more than my official name, to the point that I decided to just change my name.

Pronunciation

IPA: /jy:ət/

The u (IPA [y]) doesn't exist in English, so that makes explaining it hard.

It's easy to explain it to Dutch people though: pronouce Juerd as Juuwut, without the w.