Jocelyn
Sign in to saveJocelyn is a given name and surname; as a given name it is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Joslynn, Josselyn, Josilyn, Josslyn, Joycelyn, and Juscelino.
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- unisex given name
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- Cologne phonetics
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16 sectionsContents
- Given name
- Goscelin
- Jocelyn
- Joscelin
- Josceline
- Joscelyn
- Jocelin
- Jocelyne
- Jocelynne
- Joycelyn
- Joselyn
- Joseline
- Juscelino
- Surname
- See also
- Notes
Jocelyn is a given name and surname; as a given name it is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselin, Joslynn, Josselyn, Josilyn, Josslyn, Joycelyn, and Juscelino.
The name may derive from Josselin, a locality in Brittany, France, and have been introduced to England after the Norman Conquest. It derives from the Germanic name Gauzlin.
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