Jorrit is a
West Frisian masculine given name derived via ''Jouwert'' (equivalent to Dutch ''
Evert'') from ''Everhard'' (German "
Eberhard"). It is used throughout the Netherlands since the 1960s.
Jorrit
an
Jouwert
at the Meertens Institute database of given names. People with this name include:
* Jorrit Bergsma (born 1986), Dutch speed skater
*Jorrit Croon
Jorrit Croon (; born 9 August 1998) is a Dutch field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for HC Bloemendaal, Bloemendaal and the Netherlands men's national field hockey team, Dutch national team.
Club career
Croon started playing ...
(born 1998), Dutch field hockey player
*Jorrit Hendrix
Jorrit Petrus Carolina Hendrix (born 6 February 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for German club Fortuna Düsseldorf.
Club career PSV
Hendrix started playing youth football at hometown club SV Pann ...
(born 1995), Dutch footballer
*Jorrit Kamminga Jorrit Kamminga (born 1976) is Director of RAIN+ Ethics, a division of thRAIN Research Group an international research firm working on the nexus between AI and Defense.
He holds a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Faculty of Constitutional ...
(born 1976), Dutch political scientist
* Jorrit van der Kooi (born 1972), Dutch film and TV director
*Jorrit Kunst
Jorrit Kunst (born 11 May 1989) is a Dutch former footballer who played as a defender. He formerly played professionally for FC Groningen and FC Emmen
FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the ...
(born 1989), Dutch footballer
*Jorrit de Ruiter
Jorrit de Ruiter (born November 28, 1986 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch internationally elite badminton player who, until September 2015, was member of the Dutch National Badminton Team. After he had played in the 2015 World Championships in Jakarta ...
(born 1986), Dutch badminton player
*Jorrit Smeets
Jorrit Smeets (born 25 March 1995) is a Dutch footballer who plays for Almere City in the Dutch Eerste Divisie.
Club career
Smeets made his professional debut in the Eerste Divisie for Fortuna Sittard
Fortuna Sittard (; li, Fortuna Zitterd ...
(born 1995), Dutch footballer
References
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Dutch masculine given names