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[Surname] Joos
Can anyone tell me anything about the name Joos? It's supposedly a Flemish name, and it is pronounced "JOESS," like Joe, but with a "ss" sound on the end. Thanks very much!

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I assumed that it was Dutch or Flemish, but it seems there's more to it than that. Have a look here -
http://www.ancestry.com/learn/facts/Fact.aspx?fid=10&ln=Joos
The Dutch pronunciation would be something like Yohss, the Hungarian, Yohsh.
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Nifty, thanks very much! It's for a friend, so she says thanks too.
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