Name: Jocasta
Gender: Female
Usage: Jocasta is not a popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Jocasta are in general originating from Greece, United Kingdom.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jocasta is: Cheerful.
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Numerology of the first name Jocasta: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Jocasta is ranked on the 45,760th position of the most used names. It means that this name is rarely used.
We estimate that there are at least 3600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.001% of the population. The name Jocasta has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
We do not have enough data to display the number of people who were given the name Jocasta for each year.
We do not have a name day for Jocasta.
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History and Origin
English: name borne in classical legend by the mother of Oedipus, King of Thebes. As the result of a series of misunderstandings, she also became his wife and the mother of his children. The derivation of her name is not known. In spite of its tragic associations, the name has enjoyed a certain vogue in recent years. The names of her daughters, Antigone and Ismene, have been occasionally used since the Middle Ages, but there has been no move to take up those of her sons, Eteodes and Polynices.
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