Joselyn Josilin Joslyn Jocelynn Joselin Joslynne Joslin Joselynn.

Jocelyn meaning. Origin of the name Jocelyn. From a Germanic masculine name variously written as Gaudelenus Gautselin Gauzlin along with many other spellings. The name Jocelyn is a girls name of German origin meaning member of the Gauts tribe.

Jocelyn - Girls name meaning origin and popularity BabyCenter. Jocelyn was originally bestowed upon male children but now it is an exclusively female name. The name Jocelyn is the name of a German girl who means a member of the Gauts tribe.

Jocelyn has its origins in the Old French language. In turn the name derives from the Germanic Gautelen Gautselin from the element Gauta Gothic the tribe of the Goths. It is of Old German origin and the meaning of Jocelyn is a member of the German tribe the Gauts.

Jocelyn has gotten new life and popularity as a result of the current passion for lyn endings. The different meanings of the name Jocelyn are. Josilin introduced after the Norman invasion and conquest of England in 1066.

This stem produces the singular. Joycelyn is a variant form of Jocelyn Old German. Joscelin is derived from the obsolete Gautzelin which finds its root in the Germanic tribal name Gauts.

From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman. The meaning of the name Jocelyn is different in several languages countries and cultures and has more than one possibly same or different meanings available. Joycelyn is also a variation of Joyce Latin.