Dost

Borrowed from German Dost.

Dost (plural Dosts)

1. A surname from German.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dost is the 37442^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 595 individuals. Dost is most common among White (86.89%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dost”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.

From Middle High German doste (“tuft, bunch”), from Old High German dost, dosto (“tuft, bunch”), from an uncertain Germanic root shared with Gothic 𐌸𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰 (þusta, “kind of shrub”).[1][2]

• IPA^(key): /dɔst/

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Dost m (mixed or strong, genitive Dosts, plural Dosten or Doste)

1. tuft (of a plant), something that grows in tufts
2. (plural form Doste) any plant of the genus Origanum
3. oregano (Origanum vulgare)

   Synonym: Oregano

• “Dost” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Dost

1. a male given name