About Jocelyn
The name Jocelyn is of Old French origin and is derived from the name Joscelin, which itself comes from the Germanic elements "gos" meaning "god" and "lin" meaning "soft" or "tender." Therefore, the name Jocelyn can be interpreted to mean "God's tender one" or "God's soft-hearted." It is a unisex name that has been used for both boys and girls throughout history.
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Most individuals with the name Jocelyn are female.
The popularity of the name has decreased by -7.27% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Jocelyn in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Jocelyn using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.