Name: Jocelyn
Gender: Male
Usage: Jocelyn, of anglo-saxon origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Jocelyn are in general originating from France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America, Venezuela.
Variants: For another variant of the name Jocelyn across the world, see Jocelin.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Jocelyn is: Supplanted, Playful.
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Numerology of the first name Jocelyn: 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 3. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: expressive, imaginative, sociable, jovial, positive, optimistic, artistic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Creative, Light-Hearted
Ruling planet: Jupiter
Colors: Purple, Lilac, Mauve
Gemstones: Amethyst
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The name Jocelyn is ranked on the 693rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 824200 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.012% of the population. The name Jocelyn has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
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History and Origin
Jocelyn is a surname and first name. It is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include Jocilyn, Joscelyn, Joscelin, Josceline, Joseline, Jocelin, Jocelyne, Jocelynne, Jocelynn, Joslin, Joslyn, Joclyn, Joselyn, Joselyne and Josslyn; people that have this name may find it is often misspelled by others. The name may derive from Josselin in Brittany, France and was introduced to England after the Norman Conquest. It may also derive from the Germanic name Gauzlin, also spelled Goslin.
In French, the spelling "Jocelyn" is exclusively male. The female counterpart is spelled "Jocelyne".
The Irish name Oisdealbh was originally a translation of Jocelyn, to gaelicize Jocelyn de Angulo's given name. His Ireland-based descendants bore the surname Mac Oisdealbhaigh (son of Oisdealbh), which is better known in its anglicized form Costello.
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). 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).
Variant: Josceline f only.
Short form: Joss.
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