Wiersma is a surname of West Frisian origin. It originated as a patronymic surname, "son of Wier", an old Frisian name that was a contraction of German -wig- ("battle") and -her- ("lord").Wiersma at the Meertens Institute database of surnames in the Netherlands.Wier at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. Notable people with the surname include:
Abe Wiersma (born 1994), Dutch rower Dennis Wiersma (born 1986), Dutch politician Femke Wiersma (born 1984), Dutch politician Gerben Wiersma (born 1977), Dutch gymnastics coach Harm Wiersma (born 1953), Dutch draughts player Jan Marinus Wiersma (born 1951), Dutch politician Jelmer Wiersma, Dutch heavy-metal guitarist Marjolein Lips-Wiersma, New Zealand academic Roel Wiersma (1932–1995), Dutch footballer
See also Wiersema
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