Joost (name)

Joost (name)

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Joost is a Dutch first name. It derives either from the name Jodocus, which can ultimately be traced back to St. Judoc, a Breton saint in the sixth century, or from the Ancient Roman name Justus [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/voornamen/VNB/index.php?act=zoeken&id=10296 Meertens Instituut database of first names (Dutch)] ] . In Dutch proper it is pronounced IPA|/joːst/. In Afrikaans it is pronounced IPA|/just/.

Historical

* Joost Bürgi - Swiss clockmaker and mathematician
* 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

Contemporary

* Joost Eerdmans - Dutch politician
* Joost Elffers - American publisher
* Joost Lagendijk - Dutch politician
* Joost Swarte - Dutch comic artist and graphical designer
* Joost Zwagerman - Dutch writer and poet
* Joost (Puddlepuff) - Dutch contemporary photographer and moblogger.
* Joost van der Westhuizen - South African rugby player
* Joost Van Well - Development control manager at Lewisham Council, London

urnamed

* Eddie Joost - American Major League Baseball player

Geographical

* Sint Joost - Small village in the Dutch municipality of Echt-Susteren
* Sint-Joost-ten-Node - A Belgian town and municipality in the Brussels district
* Jost Van Dyke - One of the main islands of the British Virgin Islands

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