Meaning: Its source is Gautzelin, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "A member of the Germanic tribe, the Gauts."
Nicknames: Joss
Alternative Spellings: Josceline
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Meaning: Its source is Gautzelin, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "A member of the Germanic tribe, the Gauts."
Alternative Spellings: Jocelin, Jocelynn, Jocelynne, Joclyn, Josalyn, Josalynn, Joscelyn, Joselyn, Josilyn, Josline, Jossalyn, Josselyn, Josselynne, Joycelyn, Jocelyne, Joscelin, Jossalin, Josilin and Joslyne
Non-English Forms: Joceline
Popularity: The name Jocelyn ranked 106th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 613th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Leadership
- Jocelyn Burdick (born 1922)
American politician.
- Senator, D-North Dakota, 1992-1992 (see list of Women in the Senate)
Miscellaneous
- Jocelyn
- Variety of rose (see list of Rose Names)
Science and Philosophy
- Jocelyn Bell-Burnell (born 1943)
British astronomer.
- Discovered the first pulsar, in 1967 (see list of Mathematicians, Physicists & Astronomers)
Stage and Screen
- Jocelyn ''Josie'' Packard
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Joan Chen (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
Teasing Nicknames:
- Josh
- Joke
- Joshlyn
- Joss stick
- Jaws
- Josie
- Jock-itch












