English Explanatory Dictionary

Jocelyn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  4. A township in Ontario, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/ /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jocelyn.wav

Word forms

Jocelyn Jocelyns Jocelin Joselin Joselyn Joslyn Joceline Jocelyne Jocelynn Jocelynne Joscelin Josceline Yoselin Yoselyn

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).

Related words

Gaute Göte

Translations

Armenian: Ժոսլին Middle Armenian: Ճօսլին Chinese Mandarin: 喬斯林 /乔斯林 Chinese Mandarin: 喬斯琳 /乔斯琳 French: Jocelyn French: Josselin French: Jocelyne French: Josseline Marathi: जॉसलिन Portuguese: Juscelino Italian: Gioselina
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