Share Info, Save Names, Get our Newsletter and Access Powerful Tools
Sign Up Now or Click Here to Find Out More

Jocelyn

Pronunciation: JAH-sə-lin (key)
Names related to Jocelyn: Joselyn, Joslyn, Joss, Josselyn, Yoselin, Jocelyne
Report inappropriate content |
Favorite This Name

Looking for more names like Jocelyn? Get Name MatchMaker & more Expert name-finding tools!

Origin of the name Jocelyn:

A transferred use of the surname derived from the French Joscelin. Joscelin is derived from the obsolete Gautzelin, which finds its root in the Germanic tribal name Gauts. Jocelyn was originally bestowed upon male children, but now it is an exclusively female name.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. Buy the book

Does Jocelyn sound...

No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
No Way
Definitely
View all ratings

Sibling Names for Jocelyn...

Do you know any real life Jocelyns?
What are their siblings named?

Abigail Adelyn Aiden Alyssa Amaya Audrey Benjamin Camryn Christopher Daniel Jacqueline Jasmine Javier Jennifer Jessica Julia Justin Kevin Margaret Owen Reid Shannon Sheridan Vanessa William
Report inappropriate content

Reader Contributions

Contribute to, or edit, this collection of community wisdom on the name Jocelyn!

Comments and insights on the name Jocelyn: | Edit

My name is Joslin. I was born in 1981 and have never met another person with this version. I LOVE my name and always have. It has never been mispronounced or found to be confusing. I would name my daughter (due in August) Joslin if it didn't feel so self-serving:) I am however, using it as her middle name!

Personal experiences with the name Jocelyn: | Edit

My mom has this name & it's mispronounced a lot...Joshlyn, Joselyn & Yoslyn & even Rosland.

I'm a Jocelyn in my twenties, and I met one in her thirties. I asked her what she thought of our name, and she said: "I'm starting to get used to it." I think that sums it up.

My cousin is named Jocelyn. She's four years old and an absolute genius!

Nicknames for Jocelyn: | Edit

Joss, Jo, Josie, Joce, Jossie Jocie

Meanings and history of the name Jocelyn: | Edit

As a female name, it's often a diminuative of Joyce.

Famous real-life people named Jocelyn: | Edit

Joss Ackland, British actor (male)
Joss Stone, Canadian singer (female)

Jocelyn in song, story & screen: | Edit

Heath Ledger's love interest in the movie "A Knight's Tale" is named Jocelyn, played by Shannyn Sossamon
Jocelyn Fray/Fairchild/Morgenstern is a character in Cassandra Clare's Mortal Instruments book series.

Browse Girls' Names

Browse Boys' Names