Joost.
a male given name
Meaning & usage
a male given name
Where this word comes from
From earlier Joos, from Medieval Latin Iodocus, Iudocus, from Old Breton Iodoc. Cognate with English Joyce.
Satan, the Devil
Where this word comes from
From earlier Joos, probably from Javanese ꦢꦼꦗꦺꦴꦱ꧀ (dejos), from Portuguese deus, from Old Galician-Portuguese deus (“god”), from Latin deus (“god”).
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