Meaning  The name Jocelyn has the following meaning: It means 'a member of the Gauts tribe'. The current trend is in favour of names ending with '-lyn'. It used to be popular as a male's name in the medieval ages, and then as a female's first name.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Jocelyn is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 94 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Jocelyn fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 3 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 70 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Jocelyn in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Jocelyn is pronounced as jos-suh-lin Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Jocelyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Jocelyn: Boys - Wilbur, Girls - Adelia, Adelle, Berdie, Deloise, Harriett, Henriette, Herminia, Karla, Theda, Willa, Both genders - AliceVariants Popular Variants for the name Jocelyn: Joce (Nickname), Jocelin, Jocelinda, Joceline, Josalind, Josaline, Joselina, Joselyn (English), Josilyn, Joslin, Josline, Joss (Nickname), Josselyn, Jossie (Nickname), Joycelin, Joycelyn, JozlynNicknames Common nicknames for the name Jocelyn are: Joss, Jossie, Jo
Style We think the name Jocelyn should fall under the following style category: Everlasting. See other Everlasting namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Jocelyn to be: A sweet, playful country girlIn one word, you might describe Jocelyn as a(n) " playful" person. See other "playful" names for boys and girls. |
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Meaning of name Jocelyn
