Jocelyn

Jocelyn \jo-ce-lyn, joc-el-yn\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Jocelyn used as a baby name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced as JHOWZ-eh-LihN ¹.

¹ English pronunciation for Jocelyn: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; Z as in "zoo (Z.UW)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Jocelyn?

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Jocelyn has its origins in the Old French language. It is used largely in English and German. Derived from the word gaut which is of the meaning 'little Goths'. The name is of uncertain derivation. It is most likely from Joscelin (Old French), Goscelin (Old French), or Gautzelin (Old French), which were introduced by the Normans from France to England. The old form was originally from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Gauts or Gautelen, which can be taken to mean 'little Goths'. The name was modified with the double diminutives of '-el' and '-in' as was frequent in Old French. Joscelyn was widely used as a first name among medieval English speakers, however its use tapered off by the late Middle Ages, before again enjoying a revival in the 19th century, promoted by the use of the name for the John Galsworthy novel Jocelyn (1898). See name Jocelyn origin for more info. The name Jocelyn is used to a great extent; it has 53 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of what does the name Jacelyn mean, Jasleen pronounciation, meaning of Jaslyn, Jasolin name, baby name Jocelina, meaning of Jocelinda, name Jocelle meaning, Jocia definition, baby name Jocinta, Joice pronounciation, baby name Josalind, Josaline meaning, baby name Josceline (also used in German), name Joselin, baby name Joselina, Joselyne pronounciation, Joshlyn name popularity, Josiline name variations, name Joslyn meaning, name Joslynn meaning, Joslynne meaning, Jossline meaning of name, Josslyn name variations, baby name Joycelin, baby name Jozlyn, name Yocceline origin, Yocelin meaning and origin, and name Yoselin (also used in Latin). Other English forms consist of the contracted forms name Jos origin, what does the name Joslin mean, and name Joss origin, the diminutive Joci name, and the spelling variants name Jocelin origin, Jocelyne name variations, Jocelynn definition, Jocelynne definition, Joclyn pronounciation, nicknames for Josalyn, Josalynn meaning of name, Joscelin meaning of name (also used in Old French), Joscelyn definition, meaning of Joselyn, Josilin name variations, Josilyn meaning and origin, meaning of Josline, name Joslyne meaning, meaning of Jossalin, nicknames for Jossalyn, Josselyn name popularity, Josselynne meaning and origin, and name Joycelyn meaning. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the French Joceline meaning and origin and the German name Joseline origin.

Jocelyn's language of origin is Breton. Derived from the word iodoc with the meaning 'lord'. An older form of the name is Iodoc (Breton). 3: Jocelyn's origin is English. The name can be taken as a modern combination of Joyce and Lynn. See also the related forms, the English Joyce meaning of name and the English and German short names for Lynn. Jocelyn is popular as a baby girl name, and it regarded as rather trendy. The name has been growing in popularity since the 1940s. Its usage peaked modestly in 2007 with 0.251% of baby girls being named Jocelyn. It had a ranking of #50 then. In 2010, it ranked at #65 with a usage of 0.204%, and it was the most popular among all girl names in its family. Jocelyn was 5 times more regularly used than the 2nd most popular name, Joselyn definition, in 2010.

List of baby names that sound like Jocelyn:

the name baby name Joselin, the English Jacalyn definition, the name Jacalynn pronounciation, the English Jacilyn pronounciation, the English name Jackalene origin, the English Jackalin meaning, the name short names for Jackaline, the name name Jackalinne meaning, the English Jackalyn name, the English name Jackalynn, the English nicknames for Jackeline, the English short names for Jackelyn, the English nicknames for Jackilyn, the English Jackolyn meaning of name, the English Jackqueline definition, the name Jackquelyn definition, the name Jacoline meaning, the English short names for Jacolyn, the English what does the name Jacqualin mean, and the English short names for Jacqualine.

The baby name Jocelyn fun facts:

The name Jocelyn in reverse order is "Nylecoj".

The numerological value of the name Jocelyn is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Jocelyn?

Jocelyn is in the top names in USA.