Hebrew Meaning: The name Jocelin is a Hebrew baby name. In Hebrew the meaning of the name Jocelin is: Supplanter.
French Meaning: The name Joceline is a French baby name. In French the meaning of the name Joceline is: Medieval male name adopted as a feminine name.
German Meaning: The name Joscelin is a German baby name. In German the meaning of the name Joscelin is: One of the Goths'. Introduced into Britam as a masculine name during the Norman Conquest, Jocelyn was adopted as a feminine first name in the early 20th century.
English Meaning: The name Josceline is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Josceline is: Playful.
Joselyn is a spelling variant of Jocelyn, a name brought to England via the Norman French and derived from an Old Frankish personal masculine name (Joscelin). The Franks modeled Joscelin after an old Germanic name Gautselin which itself was derived from the name of a Germanic tribe.
