Govert Explained

Govert is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a form of the name Godfried.^[1] Other forms include Govaart and Govaert. People with this name include:

• Govert-Marinus Augustijn (1871–1963), Dutch potter in the style of the Art Nouveau
• Govert Bidloo (1649–1713), Dutch physician, anatomist, poet and playwright
• Govert Boyen (born 1977), Belgian football goalkeeper
• Govert Brasser (born 1956), Dutch competitive sailor
• Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (1918–2012), Dutch mathematician
• Govert Dircksz Camphuysen (1624–1672), Dutch animal and genre painter
• Govert Flinck (1615–1660), Dutch painter
• Govert Huijser (1931–2014), Dutch Army general
• (1702–1774), Dutch poet and silk merchant
• Govert van der Leeuw (1645–1688), Dutch landscape painter
• Govert Schilling (born 1956), Dutch astronomer and popular-science writer
• Govert Schüller (born 1959), Dutch-American author
• Govert Viergever (born 1989), Dutch rower
• Govaert Wendelen (1580–1667), Flemish astronomer

See also

• Asteroid 10986 Govert, named after Govert Schilling
• Jacqueline Govaert (born 1982), Dutch singer, songwriter, and pianist

Notes and References

1. https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Govert Govert