Jocelyn

English Alternative forms en as a modern female name Jocelin Joselin Joselyn Joslyn Joceline Jocelyne Jocelynn Jocelynne Joscelin Josceline Yoselin Yoselyn Etymology From the en enm - male given name from en fro Joscelin, en de Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name goh Gaut a Geat, a Goth, the root form of which probably comes from en gem-pro *Gautalinþiz from gem-pro *gautaz *linþaz 1; 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). Pronunciation en /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jocelyn.wav Southern England Proper noun s en dated en male Germanic languages. en patronymics. en female Germanic languages. en 2006 Doctor in Vanuatu Ted Freeman Suva, Fiji Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific 9789820203808 2bwHt0yDGWwC 34 Jocelyn I drove Dorothy immediately to King George V Hospital and two hours later she delivered a beautiful baby daughter. We named her Jocelyn. en township p/Ontario c/Canada. Translations male given name Armenian: hy Ժոսլին Middle Armenian: axm Ճօսլին Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 喬斯林 Qiáosīlín French: fr Jocelyn m, fr Josselin m Marathi: mr जॉसलिन m Portuguese: pt Juscelino m female given name Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 喬斯琳 Qiáosīlín French: fr Jocelyne f, fr Josseline f Italian: it Gioselina f Marathi: mr जॉसलिन f See also en Gaute, en Göte References Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001 en unisex given names Cebuano Alternative forms ceb as a modern female name Jocelin Joselin Joselyn Joslyn Joceline Jocelyne Jocelynn Jocelynne Joscelin Josceline Yoselin Yoselyn Etymology ceb :bor en:Jocelyn + 1 Pronunciation Joselin ceb Jo ce lyn Proper noun Joselin ceb female English < Germanic languages French Alternative forms fr Josselin Pronunciation , [ʒɔs.lɛ̃] Proper noun m fr male Jocelyn Related terms fr Jocelyne Spanish Pronunciation Yócelin Proper noun f es chiefly Latin America and US es female English Tagalog Etymology tl :bor en:Jocelyn + 1 Pronunciation Jócelyn Proper noun Jócelýn + tl female English < Germanic languages Related terms tl Jocelin Joselin Joselyn Joslyn Joceline Jocelyne Jocelynn Jocelynne Joscelin Josceline Yoselin Yoselyn