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Jocelyn

Jocelyn

English

Alternative forms

as a modern female name: Joselin, Joselyn, Joslyn, Yoselin, Yoselyn

Proper noun

Jocelyn

(dated) A male given name.
A patronymic surname.
A female given name.

Translations

male given name

French: Jocelyn (fr), Josselin (fr)

Portuguese: Juscelino m

female given name

French: Jocelyne (fr), Josseline (fr)

Italian: Gioselina f

See also

Gaute, Göte

References

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

French

Alternative forms

Josselin

Proper noun

Jocelyn

A male given name, cognate to English Jocelyn.

Related terms

: Jocelyne