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♀ Joss (girl)
What does Joss mean?
Joss 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Joss) is an Old German name, and Joss means "a member of the German tribe, the Gauts". Joss is an alternate spelling of Jocelyn (Old German).
STARTS WITH Jos-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA JOCELYN Joci, Jocia, Joslin, Joslyn, Josslyn▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Joss Birdie (J.B.), ..
How popular is Joss?
Joss is an unusual given name for females but a very prominent surname for all people (#30229 out of 150436, Top 20%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Jocelyn (#194 LAST YEAR), Joslyn (#1064) and Josslyn are the prominent related forms of Joss (UNLISTED). These relations of Joss were favored as baby names a decade ago (MEDIAN #799) and have become significantly less widespread since (#1086, ▼65.1%), with the version Josslyn going out of style. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Joss is pronounced similarly to Jas, Jess, Joice, Joyce▼, Joyous and Joyse. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Bess▼, Cass, Ess, Floss, Jessa, Jesse▼, Jessi▼, Jessy, Jo▼, Joan▼, Jobi, Joby, Joda, Jodi▼, Jody▼, Joey, Joi, Joia, Joie, Jola, Joli, Joly, Jona, Jone, Joni▼, Jori, Josee, Josey, Josie, Josy, Joy, Joya, Joye, Jozsa, Kass, Ross and Tess. These names tend to be more commonly used than Joss.
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