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Jocelyn en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/

Etymology

From the Middle English male given name from Old French Joscelin, German Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), the root form of which probably comes from Proto-Germanic *Gautalinþiz (from *gautaz + *linþaz); also used as a diminutive form of the Breton name Josse (= Joyce). It survived as a surname and was revived as a given name in the nineteenth century. * Jocelyn is currently popular among U.S. Hispanics, and in the Philippines, by folk etymology explained as a feminine diminutive form of José (Joseph).

Meanings

1. (dated) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • I drove Dorothy immediately to King George V Hospital and two hours later she delivered a beautiful baby daughter. We named her Jocelyn. 2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 34:
4. A township in Ontario, Canada.

Forms

Relateds

Gaute · Göte

Translations (12)

fr Jocelyn (male given name) · cmn 喬斯林 /乔斯林 (male given name) · fr Josseline (female given name) · it Gioselina (female given name) · pt Juscelino (male given name) · mr जॉसलिन (male given name) · cmn 喬斯琳 /乔斯琳 (female given name) · fr Jocelyne (female given name) · mr जॉसलिन (female given name) · axm Ճօսլին (male given name) · fr Josselin (male given name) · hy Ժոսլին (male given name)