Jocelyn

proper nounattested in dialogue

//ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn//
//ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn//

A surname originating as a patronymic.

proper noun

1
datedA 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.
4
A township in Ontario, Canada.

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).

Forms

plural: Jocelyns

job · A task.Job · A book of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Tanakh.Jobs · A surname.

Jocelyn · A surname originating as a patronymic.

jock · A Scotsman.Jock · A nickname.jockey · One who rides racehorses competitively.

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