'''Govert''' is a Dutch masculine given name. It is a form of the name Godfried.<ref>[https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Govert Govert] at the Meertens Institute database of given names in the Netherlands.</ref> 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 *{{illm|Govert Klinkhamer|nl||ru|Клинкхамер, Говерт}} (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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{{given name}} *Category:Dutch masculine given names Category:Masculine given names