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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions Jocelyn proper noun  (dated) (given name, male). (given name, female). Translations:  French: Jocelyne, Josseline (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) Etymology: male given name from (term, Joscelin, lang=fro), (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).        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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