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English

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

Etymology
ME. male given name from OF. term|Joscelin|langfro, Ger. term|Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name term|Gaut "a Geat, a Goth"; 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. ( Source: Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges: A Concise Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press 2001)
Jocelyn is currently popular among U.S. Hispanics, and in the Philippines, by folk etymology explained as a feminine diminutive form of José (Joseph).

Proper noun
en-proper noun

1. dated given name|male.
2. given name|female.

Translations
trans-top|male given name
French: #French|Jocelyn, Josselin
trans-mid
trans-bottom
trans-top|female given name
French: Jocelyne, Josseline
trans-mid
trans-bottom

See also
Gaute, Göte

French

Alternative spellings
Josselin

Proper noun
infl|fr|proper noun

1. given name|male||fr:, cognate to English #English|Jocelyn.

Related terms
feminine form: Jocelyne

sr:Jocelyn

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