Jorrit is a West Frisian masculine given name derived via Jouwert (equivalent to Dutch Evert) from Everhard (German Eberhard). It is used throughout the Netherlands since the 1960s.Jorrit and Jouwert at the Meertens Institute database of given names. People with this name include:
Jorrit Salden (born 1990), Dutch TV personality Jorrit Bergsma (born 1986), Dutch speed skater Jorrit Bosch (born 1997), German politician Jorrit Croon (born 1998), Dutch field hockey player Jorrit Faassen (born 1980), Dutch businessman Jorrit Hendrix (born 1995), Dutch footballer Jorrit Kamminga (born 1976), Dutch political scientist Jorrit Kelder (born 1980), Dutch archaeologist and historian Jorrit Kunst (born 1989), Dutch footballer Jorrit de Ruiter (born 1986), Dutch badminton player Jorrit Smeets (born 1995), Dutch footballer Jorrit Tornquist (1938–2023), Austrian-Italian artist
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See also Jorit, Italian artist