BABY NAMES · GIRL
Jocelyn
Means “of the Gauts, a Germanic tribe”
Germanic origin
Jocelyn came to England with the Normans as a boy's name. It later became a girl's name.
NAME NUMBER
3
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SWEET NICKNAMES
Joss · Jo
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Jocelyn means "of the Gauts, a Germanic tribe". It is a girl's name of Germanic origin.
What are nicknames for Jocelyn?
Popular nicknames for Jocelyn are Joss, Jo.
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