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What does Joscelyn mean?
Joscelyn 
as a name for girls is of Old German derivation, and the name Joscelyn means "a member of the German tribe, the Gauts". Joscelyn is an alternate form of Jocelyn (Old German).
Variations
VARIANTS Joycelyn, Joycelin, Josselynne, Josselyn▼, Jossalyn, Jossalin, Josilyn, Josiline, Josilin, Joseline▼, Josceline, Joscelin, Josalynn, Josalyn, Josaline, Jocelynne, Jocelynn, Jocelyne▼, Joceline, Jocelin, Jasolin
RELATED FORMS VIA JOCELYN Jocelina, Jocelle, Joclyn, Joselina, Joselyn▼, Joselyne, Joslin, Joslyn, Joslyne, Joslynn▼, Josslyn▼, Jozlyn
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joscelyn Helena (J.H.), ..
How popular is Joscelyn?
Joscelyn is an unusual given name for women but a somewhat prominent surname for both adults and children (#127948 out of 150436, Top 85%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Joscelyn was first listed in 2007 and reached its apex position of #1818 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list currently. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Joscelyn are Jocelyn (#194 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Joselyn (#953), Joslyn (#1064), Jocelynn (#1362), Jocelin, Joceline, Jocelyne, Josalyn, Joseline, Joslynn, Josselyn, Josslyn and Joycelyn. These forms of Joscelyn were favored as birth names in 2007 (MEDIAN #1244) and have become much less conventional since (#1683, DOWN 71.8%).
Similar Names
Joscelyn is pronounced similarly to Jacelyn, Jessalyn, Jesselyn, Jessilyn and Joycelynn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cecelyn, Jacalin, Jacalyn▼, Jacalynn, Jackelyn▼, Jacklin, Jacklyn▼, Jacklynn, Jaclin, Jaclyn▼, Jaclynn, Jacolyn, Jacqlyn, Jacquelyn▼, Jaelyn, Jaklyn, Jaquelin▼, Jaquelyn, Jaquelynn, Jasleen, Jaslyn, Jaslynn, Jazlyn▲, Jazzalyn, Jazzlyn, Jerelyn, Jeslyn, Jessalin, Jessalynn, Jesslyn, Jesslynn, Jewelyn, Jocelinda (see Jocelyn), Joelin, Joellyn, Joely, Joelynn, Jolyn, Jonalyn, Josalind, Joselle, Josey, Josline, Joslynne, Jossline, Marcelyn, Rosalyn▲, Roselin, Roselyn▲, Roselynn, Roslyn and Rozelyn. These names tend to be more frequently used than Joscelyn.
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