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Jocelyn

A male given name from the Germanic languages.

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Jocelyn at a glance

Origin
Germanic
Root meaning
“a Geat, a Goth”
Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/

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).

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What does the name Jocelyn mean?

A male given name from the Germanic languages. Its root means "a Geat, a Goth".

This work includes material taken from the System Reference Document 5.1 ("SRD 5.1") by Wizards of the Coast LLC and available at https://dnd.wizards.com/resources/systems-reference-document. The SRD 5.1 is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Mythology and video game character facts from Wikidata (CC0). Name roots from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).