Given name & surname
Jobst
“lord”
Jobst is used as a given name and a surname. One Breton interpretation is “lord.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Breton interpretation is “lord.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Breton.
Jobst’s family of names
Jobst shares a linguistic root with Joyce. Jobst is a form of Jodocus.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Jobst
- Jobst of MoraviaMargrave of Moravia, Duke of Luxembourg, and Elector of Brandenburg (1351-1411)
- Jobst HirschtGerman sprinterborn 1948
- Jobst Herman, Count of LippeCount of Lippe, Sternberg and Schwalenberg1625–1678
- Jobst Nikolaus I of HohenzollernGerman nobleman; ruling Count of Hohenzollern1433–1488
- Jobst Herman, Count of SchaumburgCount of Schaumburg and Lord of Gemen1593–1635
- Jobst I of Holstein-SchauenburgCount of Schaumburg and Holstein-Pinneberg1483–1531
- Jobst Edmond of BrabeckGerman priest (1619-1702)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Jobst, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Joost
“just” · “fair”
>99% boys
Jodokus
“to receive, to accept” · “one who takes up arrows”
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Jikel
Jikel is a masculine given name from Breton. It is used in French.
>99% boys
Jekyll
“lord, ruler, prince”
>99% boys
Dant
“tooth”
95% boys · 5% girls
Jezekaël
Jezekaël is a masculine given name from Breton. It is used in French.
>99% boys
Egat
Egat is a masculine given name from Breton. It is used in French and Breton.
>99% boys
Méheut
Méheut is a surname from Breton. It is used in French.
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