Jocelyn 669558 218568604 2008-06-11T06:16:52Z Nedrutland 3556578 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 218550899 by [[Special:Contributions/75.55.120.203|75.55.120.203]] ([[User talk:75.55.120.203|talk]]) '''Jocelyn''' is a surname and first name, It is a unisex (male/female) name. Variants include '''Joscelyn''', '''Joscelin''', '''Josceline''', '''Jocelin''', '''Jocelyne''', '''Joslin''', '''Joslyn''', and '''Josslyn'''; people that have this name may find it is often misspelled by others. The name may derive from [[Josselin]] in [[Brittany]], [[France]] and was introduced to England after the [[Norman Conquest]]. It may also derive from the [[Germanic languages|Germanic]] name '''Gauzlin''', also spelled '''Goslin'''. In [[French language|French]], particularly in [[Québec]], the spelling "Jocelyn" is exclusively male. The female counterpart is spelled "Jocelyne". ==Given name== ===Jocelyn=== * [[Jocelyn Angloma]], French-Guadeloupean soccer player * [[Jocelyn Bell Burnell]], Irish scientist * [[Jocelyn Brown]], American singer * [[Jocelyn de Brakelond]], 12th century chronicler * [[Jocelyn Enriquez]], American singer * [[Jocelyn Jee Esien]], British comedian * [[Jocelyn Moorhouse]], Australian film director * [[Jocelyn Pook]], English violist * [[Jocelyn Thibault]], Canadian hockey player * [[Jocelyn Wildenstein]], the Swiss "Cat Woman" * [[Joss Stone]], real name Jocelyn Eve Stoker ===Joscelin=== *[[Joscelin, Bishop of Paris]], 9th century French cleric *[[Joscelin I, Count of Edessa]], Crusader lord *[[Joscelin II, Count of Edessa]], Crusader lord *[[Joscelin III of Edessa]], Crusader lord ===Jocelin=== * [[Jocelin]] (d. 1199), abbot of Melrose * [[Jocelin of Soissons]] (d. 1152) * [[Jocelin of Wells]], a 13th century bishop of Bath and Wells ===Jocelyne=== * [[Jocelyne Lanois]], French-Canadian singer * [[Jocelyne Villeton]], French long-distance runner ==Surname== *For the Jocelyns of Hyde Hall near [[Sawbridgeworth]], see the [[Earl of Roden]] ==Opera== *''[[Jocelyn (Godard)|Jocelyn]]'' composed by [[Benjamin Godard]] {{hndis}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:English given names]]