Roest is a
Dutch language toponymic surname.
Roest is an archaic term for a
reed bed, indicating an ancestor living in or nearby one.
[ Roest at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.][ Ruest in the Early Middle Dutch Dictionary.] People with this surname include:
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Elbert Roest (born 1954), Dutch politician and historian
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Meyer Roest (1821–1889), Dutch bibliographer
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Nikki de Roest born 1993), Dutch football midfielder
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Niklas Roest (born 1986), Norwegian hockey player
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Patrick Roest (born 1995), Dutch speed skater
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Robert Roest (born 1969), Dutch football defender
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Stacy Roest (born 1974), Canadian hockey player
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Theodorus Marinus Roest (1832–1898), Dutch naturalist
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Theodorus Marinus Roest van Limburg (1806–1887), Dutch journalist
See also
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Roost (disambiguation)
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Røst Municipality, a municipality in Nordland county, Norway
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Røstlandet, an island in Nordland county, Norway
