Drost
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See also: drost
English[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Drost (plural Drosts)
- A surname.
Statistics[edit]
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Drost is the 11355th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2778 individuals. Drost is most common among White (95.75%) individuals.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From drost.
The island is indirectly named after poet and playwright Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft (1581 - 1647), who occupied the position of drost of nearby Muiden. See also Hooft and Warenar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Drost
- An island in Noord-Holland, Netherlands.
- a surname
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Low German drossete, drotsēte, drotsāte, the Middle Low German equivalent to Middle High German truhtsæze. Cognate with Dutch drost. See Truchsess for further information. See also Middle Dutch drutsate and Middle Low German drosetambacht.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Drost m (strong, genitive Drostes or Drosts, plural Droste)
- (Northern Germany, historical, archaic) steward, reeve
- Synonym: Truchsess
Declension[edit]
Declension of Drost [masculine, strong]
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Drost on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Drost” in Duden online
- “Drost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Variant of Polish Drozd or from German Droste.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Drost m pers
- a male surname
Declension[edit]
Declension of Drost
Proper noun[edit]
Drost f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
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