what does the name jocelyn mean
Jocelyn. Jocelyn /jo-ce-lyn/ [3 sylls.] as a girls' name is pronounced JOSS-lin, JOSS-sa-lyn. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Jocelyn is a member of the German tribe, the Gauts.From an Old French masculine name brought to Britain by the Normans in the form Joscelin, which was from Gautzelin, a pet name for a member of a Germanic tribe, the Gauts, who may have been the same as the Goths.ocelyn is a very popular first name for women (#613 out of 4276, Top 14%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#40265 out of 150436, Top 27%). (2000 U.S. Census). Charted below is the birth name popularity of Jocelyn for girls.