Jocelyn

[ jos-uh-lin, jos-lin ]

/ ˈdʒɒs ə lɪn, ˈdʒɒs lɪn /

a female given name, form of Joyce.

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Jocelyn Cooper was an AR executive at Universal Records before joining her partner Matthew Morgan in producing AfroPunk.
Don’t Call It Gay Rap: Le1f’s Transition From YouTube to the Main Stage|Caitlin Dickson|August 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He had girlfriends, and as far as others knew, took care of a beautiful little girl named Jocelyn.
The Calamitous Castros: What We Know About Ariel Castro’s Brothers and Mother|Steve Miller|May 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Jocelyn Kelley was a junior in high school when she first started watching Oprah seriously—getting hooked on the Book Club.
Oprah's Super Sad Superfans|Tricia Romano|May 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The Fembots of yesteryear, like Jocelyn Wildenstein and Amanda Lepore, were generally treated as oddities.
Rise of the Fembots|Rebecca Dana|April 19, 2010|DAILY BEAST

Jocelyn Guest is a writer and performer based in New York City.
The Comedian-in-Chief|Jocelyn Guest|November 21, 2008|DAILY BEAST
Jocelyn moved to the window, and her heart suddenly leapt to her throat.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
Old man Jocelyn sat sunning his gray head on the south porch, lean hands folded over his stomach, pipe between his teeth.
A Young Man in a Hurry|Robert W. Chambers
The story of “Jocelyn” is avouched by the author to be almost a series of actual occurrences.
French Classics|William Cleaver Wilkinson
Jocelyn the Champion had been left for dead near the gate of St. Antoine in the midst of a heap of corpses.
The Iron Trevet or Jocelyn the Champion|Eugne Sue
“Mrs. Jocelyn gave me a beautiful birthday party,” responded Polly with dignity.
Polly of Lady Gay Cottage|Emma C. Dowd