Jocelyn


Jocelyn is a surname and first name. It is a unisex name. Variants include Jocelin, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Jocilyn, Joscelin, Josceline, Joscelyn, Joscelynne, Joseline, Joselyn, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Josselyn, Jostlyne, Josslyn and Joclyn. The name may derive from Josselin, a locality in Brittany, France, and was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest. It may also derive from the Germanic name Gauzlin, also spelled Gozlin or Goslin. It is Latinized as Iudocus or Judocus, from Breton Iodoc, diminutive of iudh.
In French, the spelling "Jocelyn" is exclusively male. The female counterpart is spelled "Jocelyne".

Given name

Jocelyn