Jocelyn

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Proper noun

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Jocelyn (plural Jocelyns)

  1. (dated) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
    • 2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, →ISBN, page 34:
      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.

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See also

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References

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  • Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: Jo‧ce‧lyn

Noun

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Jocelyn

  1. a female given name

French

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʒɔ.slɛ̃/, [ʒɔs.lɛ̃]

Proper noun

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Jocelyn m

  1. a male given name, equivalent to English Jocelyn
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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈʝoθelin/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.θe.lĩn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈʝoselin/ [ˈɟ͡ʝo.se.lĩn]
 
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ˈʃoselin/ [ˈʃo.se.lĩn]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ˈʒoselin/ [ˈʒo.se.lĩn]

Proper noun

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Jocelyn f

  1. (chiefly Latin America and US) a female given name from English