Govert is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a form of the name Godfried.Govert at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands. 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
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