When Elsbeth Jost was born on 6 April 1592, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland, her father, Niclaus Jost, was 35 and her mother, Lucia Mosimann, was 25. She married Christian Boss on 22 March 1613, in Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter.
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All European peace treaty formally accepts Switzerland as an independent nation.
Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Hans, Aloys, Erna, Erwin, Hans Peter, Heinz, Inge, Jurgen, Mathias, Reinhart.
German (also Jöst) and Dutch: from a personal name, a derivative of Old French Josse, from Breton Iodoc, Latinized as Jodocus (see Joyce ). It can also be from the personal name Just , Latin Justus. The surname Jost is also found in Poland and Slovenia (compare with the form Jošt below).
Slovenian and Czech (Jošt): from a personal name derived from German Jost and this one from Jodocus, the Latinized name of a Christian saint (see Joyce , compare 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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