Jocelyn

Gender
Unisex (Masculine & Feminine | Boys and Girls)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Joyous, happy
Pronunciation
JAHS-lin(English)
JAHS-ə-lin(English)
JOSS-lyn
ZHO-SEH-LEHN(French)
Popularity
Jocelyn is a moderately popular name in the United States, ranking at #136 in 2020. It is also fairly popular in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

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Jocelyn Name meanings & History

Joyous, happy. Jocelyn is commonly used as a first name for girls. It can also be used as a surname.

Zodiac Sign of Jocelyn: Justice Sagittarius,Joy Pisces

Synonyms of Jocelyn:

J: Jester,Justice,Journal,Journey,Judicial,Joy

O: Obsolete,Obsessive,Ostentatious,Organized,Obstinate

C: Cute,Choice,Candid,Copycat,Curious,Chatty,Clever

E: Enliven,Expressive,Enlighten,Entertain,Exaggerate,Environment

L: Legal,Lazy,Liaison,Luscious,Lovely,Languid,Lover

Y: Youth-giving,Yin/Yang,Yen/money

N: Nice,Nervous,Nitpicking,Nutrition,Neurosis,Neat,Nagging

Jocelyn is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Complex name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Strange name
  • a Strong name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Famous people named Jocelyn include Jocelyn Bell Burnell (British astrophysicist), Jocelyn Enriquez (American singer), and Jocelyn Wildenstein (American socialite).

2.) Jocelyn (Unisex)

Usage: English

Meanings: Lord

Other Forms: Jocelin, Josslin, Josslyn


3.) Jocelyn (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) joyous. See also Yocelin,Yoselin.

Other Forms: Jocalin, Jocalina, Jocaline, Jocalyn, Jocelle, Joci, Jocia, Jocilyn, Jocilynn, Jocinta, Joscelin, Josilin, Jossalin


4.) JOCELYN (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: A transferred use of the surname derived from the French Joscelin. Joscelin is derived from the obsolete Gautzelin, which finds its root in the Germanic tribal name Gauts. Jocelyn was originally bestowed upon male children, but now it is an exclusively female name. Var: Jocelin, Joceline, Josceline. Pet: Joss. (JOS-EH-LIN)


5.) Jocelyn (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) joyful

Other Forms: Jocylen, Joycelyn


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