Given name & surname · also German
Drost
Drost is a surname from German, ultimately from Dutch. It is used in English, German, Dutch, and Polish.
Original GermanDroste
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Drost comes from German, and ultimately from Dutch.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Drost’s family of names
In German usage, Drost as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Truchseß. In German usage, Drost as a surname has a related form in DROSSART. In German usage, Drost as a surname has a related form in DROSTE.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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