Given name & surname · also Latin
Joost
“just”·“fair”·“one who is just and upright”
Joost is a form of Justus. Interpretations include “just” and “fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions. Joost is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Joost is a form of Justus. Interpretations include “just” and “fair”. These may reflect different naming traditions. Joost is a variant of Justin. One Latin interpretation is “one who is just and upright.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with Latin and Breton naming traditions.
Joost’s family of names
In Dutch usage, Joost shares a linguistic root with the English form Joyce. Joost has a related form in Justin. Joost is a form of Justus.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Joost
- Joost van den VondelDutch poet and writer (1587-1679)
- Joost KleinDutch musician and videographer (born 1997)
- Joost Posthumaroad bicycle racerborn 1981
- Joost van der WesthuizenSouth African rugby union footballer (1971–2017)
- Justus van EgmontFlemish painter (1601-1674)1602–1674
- Joost BroerseDutch footballerborn 1979
- Joost van AkenDutch association football playerborn 1994
- Joost Cornelisz DroochslootDutch painter (1586-1666)
- Joost SchmidtGerman typographer (1893-1948)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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