Jocelyn

English

Alternative forms

• as a modern female name:Joselin,Joselyn,Joslyn,Yoselin,Yoselyn

Etymology

From theMiddle Englishmale given name fromOld FrenchJoscelin,GermanGautzelin,diminutive of names beginning with the tribal nameGaut(“aGeat,aGoth”),the root form of which probably comes fromProto-Germanic*Gautalinþiz(from*gautaz+‎*linþaz);also used as a diminutive form of the Breton nameJosse(=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, byfolk etymologyexplained as a feminine diminutive form ofJosé(Joseph).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/,/ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/

• Audio(Southern England):

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Proper noun

Jocelyn(pluralJocelyns)

1. (dated)A malegiven namefrom the Germanic languages.
2. Asurnameoriginating as a patronymic.
3. A femalegiven namefrom the Germanic languages.
   • 2006,Ted Freeman,Doctor in Vanuatu,Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific,→ISBN,page34:

     I drove Dorothy immediately to King George V Hospital and two hours later she delivered a beautiful baby daughter. We named herJocelyn.

4. AtownshipinOntario,Canada.

Translations

male given name

• Armenian:Ժոսլին(Žoslin)

  Middle Armenian:Ճօսլին(Čōslin)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Kiều tư lâm／Kiều tư lâm(Qiáosīlín)

• French:Jocelyn(fr)m,Josselin(fr)m
• Marathi:जॉसलिनm(jŏslin)
• Portuguese:Juscelinom

female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin:Kiều tư lâm／Kiều tư lâm(Qiáosīlín)

• French:Jocelyne(fr)f,Josseline(fr)f
• Italian:Gioselinaf
• Marathi:जॉसलिनf(jŏslin)

See also

• Gaute,Göte

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation:Jo‧ce‧lyn

Noun

Jocelyn

1. a femalegiven name

French

Alternative forms

• Josselin

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ʒɔ.slɛ̃/,[ʒɔs.lɛ̃]

Proper noun

Jocelynm

1. a malegiven name,equivalent to EnglishJocelyn

Related terms

• Jocelyne

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):(Spain)/ˈʝoθelin/[ˈɟ͡ʝo.θe.lĩn]
• IPA^(key):(Latin America, Philippines)/ˈʝoselin/[ˈɟ͡ʝo.se.lĩn]

• IPA^(key):(Latin America)/ˈʃoselin/[ˈʃo.se.lĩn]

• IPA^(key):(Buenos Aires and environs)/ˈʃoselin/[ˈʃo.se.lĩn]
• IPA^(key):(elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)/ˈʒoselin/[ˈʒo.se.lĩn]

• Rhymes:-oθelin
• Rhymes:-oselin

Proper noun

Jocelynf

1. (chiefly Latin America and US)a femalegiven namefrom English