Joost (name)
Joost is a Dutch masculine given name. It derives from the name Jodocus, which can ultimately be traced back to Saint Judoc, a Breton saint of the 7th century: Jodocus → Josse → Joos → Joost. Sometimes the name Justus was used to represent Joost. This may have led to confusion between Justus and Jodocus as the origin of Joost. In Dutch proper it is pronounced, while in Afrikaans it is pronounced.
People named Joost
Given name
- Joost Banckert, Dutch Vice Admiral
- Joost Berman, Dutch judge and poet
- Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician
- Joost Businger, Dutch-American meteorologist
- Joos van Cleve, Netherlandish painter
- Joost van Dyk, Dutch privateer
- Joost Eerdmans, Dutch politician
- Jan Joest van Kalkar, Netherlandish painter
- Ioes Karest, also written as Joos Karest, Flemish harpsichord builder
- Arnold Joost van Keppel, 17th century Dutch nobleman
- Joost Klein, Dutch rapper known mononymously as Joost
- Joost Lagendijk, Dutch politician
- Joost Manassen, Dutch-Israeli chemist
- Joost Niemöller, Dutch writer and former journalist
- Joost de Soete, Dutch field marshal and Lord of Villers
- Joost Swarte, Dutch comic artist and graphical designer
- Joost van den Vondel, German-Dutch writer and playwright
- Joost van der Westhuizen, South African rugby player
- Justus van Gent|Joos van Wassenhove (Justus van Gent
Surname
- Eddie Joost, American baseball player
- Gesche Joost, German design researcher
- Oskar Joost, German musician
- Risto Joost, Estonian conductor and operatic countertenor