Jocelyn

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Jocelyn is a male or female first name. Variants are Joscelin, Joslin, Josslyn, Joslyn, and Joscelyn.

The name originally comes from the Norman surname Joscelin, which itself was derived from the German name Gautelen taken from the tribe of Gauts.

The Latin meaning for Jocelyn is "Happy" or "Joyful". People that have this name find it is often misspelled by others.

Nowadays it is most commonly a female name. Famous namesakes are Jocelyn Brown, Joss Stone, and Jocelyn Pook.

Jocelyn is also an early novel by John Galsworthy.