Joost is a Dutch masculine given name. It derives from the name Jodocus, which can ultimately be traced back to Saint 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 [joːst] , while in Afrikaans it is pronounced [juəst].
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People named Joost
Given name
Joost Banckert (c. 1597 – 1647), Dutch Vice Admiral
Joost Berman (1793–1855), Dutch judge and poet
Joost Bürgi (1552–1632), Swiss clockmaker and mathematician
Joost Businger (1924–2023), Dutch-American meteorologist
Joos van Cleve (c. 1485–1490 – 1540/1541), Netherlandish painter
Joost van Dyk (fl. 1625–1631), Dutch privateer
Joost Eerdmans (born 1971), Dutch politician
Jan Joest van Kalkar (c. 1450–1460 – 1519), Netherlandish painter
Ioes Karest (c. 1500–1560), also written as Joos Karest, Flemish harpsichord builder
Arnold Joost van Keppel (1670–1718), 17th century Dutch nobleman
Joost Klein (born 1997), Dutch rapper known mononymously as Joost
Joost Lagendijk (born 1957), Dutch politician
Joost Manassen (1927–2019), Dutch-Israeli chemist
Joost Niemöller (born 1957), Dutch writer and former journalist
Joost de Soete (c. 1510–1520 – 1589), Dutch field marshal and Lord of Villers
Joost Swarte (born 1947), Dutch comic artist and graphical designer
Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679), German-Dutch writer and playwright
Joost van der Westhuizen (1971–2017), South African rugby player
Joos van Wassenhove (Justus van Gent} (c. 1410 – c. 1480), Flemish painter
Joost Zwagerman (1963–2015), Dutch writer and poet
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