Joost: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Joost – Meaning: form of Justus: just, righteous – Origin: Dutch – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: YOHST


Joost is a Dutch boy's name meaning “form of Justus: just, righteous”. It appears in our list of 175+ German Baby Boy Names That Are Strong Without Being Stern.

Meaning & Origin of Joost

Meaning: Form of Justus: just, righteous.

Origin: Dutch.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Joost

Phonetic: YOHST   IPA: /ˈjoʊst/

Popularity of Joost

Joost doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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