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Jocelyn f, m

English: now normally a female name, but in earlier times more often given to boys. It represents a transferred use of the English surname, which in turn is derived from a masculine personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans in the form Joscelin. This was originally a derivative, Gautzelin, of the name of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts (cf. WENDELIN (SEE Wendelin)). The spelling of the first syllable was altered because the name was taken as a double diminutive (with the Old French suffixes -el and -in) of Josce (see JOYCE (SEE Joyce)).

Short form: Joss.