Jocelyn
or Joc·e·lin, Joc·e·line, Joc·e·lynne
[jos-uh-lin, jos-lin]
- a female given name, form of Joyce.
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Examples from the Web for jocelyn
Contemporary Examples
Jocelyn Cooper was an AR executive at Universal Records before joining her partner Matthew Morgan in producing AfroPunk.
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August 30, 2013
He had girlfriends, and as far as others knew, took care of a beautiful little girl named Jocelyn.
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May 9, 2013
Jocelyn Kelley was a junior in high school when she first started watching Oprah seriously—getting hooked on the Book Club.
The Fembots of yesteryear, like Jocelyn Wildenstein and Amanda Lepore, were generally treated as oddities.
Jocelyn Guest is a writer and performer based in New York City.
Historical Examples
The honest country people hurrah for the master of Jocelyn's Rock.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
At Jocelyn's Rock the stamp of age was upon every decoration, on every ornament.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
The poor about Jocelyn's Rock idolized the young lord of the soil.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
Vaguely then the boy remembered that Jocelyn was the name the letter gave him.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
But you who know what my life has been, Jocelyn, you can surely find it in your heart to pity.
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
Word Origin and History for jocelyn
Jocelyn
proper name, variant of Jocelin.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper