Jocelyn
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editJocelyn (plural Jocelyns)
- (dated) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- A township in Ontario, Canada.
Translations
editmale given name
female given name
See also
editReferences
edit- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001
Cebuano
editPronunciation
edit- Hyphenation: Jo‧ce‧lyn
Noun
editJocelyn
- a female given name
French
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editJocelyn m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Jocelyn
Related terms
editSpanish
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈʝoθelin/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.θe.lĩn]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈʝoselin/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.se.lĩn]
Proper noun
editJocelyn f
- (chiefly Latin America and US) a female given name from English
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