Jocelyn

Alternative forms

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

Etymology
male given name from, , diminutive of names beginning with the tribal name , the root form of which probably comes from ; 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).

Translations

 * Armenian: Ժոսլին
 * Middle Armenian: Ճօսլին
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 喬斯林
 * French: ,
 * Marathi: जॉसलिन
 * Portuguese: Juscelino


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 喬斯琳
 * French: ,
 * Italian: Gioselina
 * Marathi: जॉसलिन

Pronunciation

 * , [ʒɔs.lɛ̃]