"Jocelyn" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/, /ˈd͡ʒɒslɪn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Jocelyn.wav [Southern-England] Forms: Jocelyns [plural]
Etymology: Middle English male given name from Old French Joscelin, German Gautzelin, diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), the root form of which probably comes from Proto-Germanic *Gautalinþiz (from *gautaz + *linþaz); 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. * Jocelyn is currently popular among U.S. Hispanics, and in the Philippines, by folk etymology explained as a feminine diminutive form of José (Joseph). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|-}} Middle English, {{der|en|fro|Joscelin}} Old French Joscelin, {{der|en|de|Gautzelin}} German Gautzelin, {{m|goh|Gaut|t=a Geat, a Goth}} Gaut (“a Geat, a Goth”), {{com|gem-pro|*gautaz|*linþaz|nocat=1}} *gautaz + *linþaz, {{der|en|gem-pro|*Gautalinþiz|pos=from <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*gautaz</i> + <i class="Latn mention" lang="gem-pro">*linþaz</i>}} Proto-Germanic *Gautalinþiz (from *gautaz + *linþaz) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Jocelyns}} Jocelyn (plural Jocelyns)
  1. (dated) A male given name from the Germanic languages. Tags: dated Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Jocelyn-en-name-esvibhbL
  2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
    Sense id: en-Jocelyn-en-name-Xs1vzbdd Categories (other): English surnames
  3. A female given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms (as a modern female name): Joselin, Joselyn, Joslyn, Yoselin, Yoselyn
    Sense id: en-Jocelyn-en-name-z10~dBQY Disambiguation of 'as a modern female name': 14 2 83 0
  4. A township in Ontario, Canada. Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Townships
    Sense id: en-Jocelyn-en-name-~b3RIp5l
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Gaute, Göte Translations (female given name): 喬斯琳 (Chinese Mandarin), 乔斯琳 (Qiáosīlín) (Chinese Mandarin), Jocelyne [feminine] (French), Josseline [feminine] (French), Gioselina [feminine] (Italian), जॉसलिन (jŏslin) [feminine] (Marathi) Translations (male given name): Ժոսլին (Žoslin) (Armenian), 喬斯林 (Chinese Mandarin), 乔斯林 (Qiáosīlín) (Chinese Mandarin), Jocelyn [masculine] (French), Josselin [masculine] (French), जॉसलिन (jŏslin) [masculine] (Marathi), Ճօսլին (Čōslin) (Middle Armenian), Juscelino [masculine] (Portuguese)
Disambiguation of 'female given name': 44 2 54 0 Disambiguation of 'male given name': 51 2 47 0

Inflected forms

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      ],
      "word": "जॉसलिन"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jocelyn"
}

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