Joost (name)

For other uses, see Joost (disambiguation).

Joost

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Breton
Region of origin	Dutch
Other names
Related names	Jodocus, Jost, Yost, Julius

Joost is a male Dutch first name. It derives from the name Jodocus, which can ultimately be traced back to St. Judoc, a Breton saint of the 7th century: Jodocus → Josse → Joos → Joost (the addition of an end-t is a peculiarity of the Dutch language, especially some local dialects).

Sometimes the (originally Ancient Roman) 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 [ˈjoːst]. In Afrikaans it is pronounced [ˈjust].

Given name

Historical

• Joost Berman, Dutch judge and poet
• Joos van Cleve, Netherlandish painter
• Jan Joest van Kalkar, Netherlandish painter
• Joost Bürgi, Swiss clockmaker and mathematician
• Joost de Soete, 16th century Dutch field marshal and Lord of Villers
• Joost Banckert, Dutch Vice Admiral
• Joost van den Vondel, German-Dutch writer and playwright
• Joost van Dyk, 17th century Dutch privateer
• Arnold Joost van Keppel, 17th century Dutch nobleman
• Ioes Karest, also written as Joos Karest, Flemish harpsichord builder

Contemporary

• Joost Businger (born 1924), Dutch-American meteorologist
• Joost Eerdmans (born 1971), Dutch politician
• Joost Lagendijk (born 1957), Dutch politician
• Joost Manassen (1927–2019), Dutch-Israeli chemist
• Joost Niemöller (born 1957), Dutch writer and former journalist
• Joost Swarte (born 1947), Dutch comic artist and graphical designer
• Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015), Dutch writer and poet
• Joost van der Westhuizen (1971–2017), South African rugby player

Surname

• Eddie Joost (1916–2011), American baseball player
• Gesche Joost (born 1974), German design researcher
• Oskar Joost (1898–1941), German musician
• Risto Joost (born 1980), Estonian conductor and operatic countertenor