Origin: | From a Old French word for gaut | Tools: Add to favorites Generate: Twitter-able text SMS text Compare to: Behind the Name Search with: Wikipedia NNDB IMDb Google |
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Name info: About the name Joslyn in particular | |
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Group info: About Jocelyn, the group of names with the same origin as Joslyn | Language of origin: | Old French |
Info about origin: | originally Gautzelin, a name derived from the name of the Germanic tribe of the Gauts, by double diminuation |
| brought from France to England by the Normans as Joscelin |
| originally predominantly male, today mainly used as a female name |
Words: | gaut = the gaut (member of the Germanic tribe of the Gauts) Old French |
Topics: | Words |
Variants' top ranks: | 50:Jocelyn USA 2007, 59:Yoselin Mexico 2008, 79:Joselyn Mexico 2011, 513:Jocelyne USA 1996, 631:Joslyn USA 2011, 713:Jocelynn USA 2010, 755:Joselin USA 2007, 968:Joseline USA 2007 |
Somehow related to: | Josselin |
Old/original forms: | Gautzelin Old French, Joscelin Old French |
Name variants: | Joceline, Jocelyn, Jocelyne, Jocelynn, Josceline, Joselin, Joseline, Joselyn, Joslyn, Yoselin Sortable list Details |
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Popularity: Popularity lists that contain the name Joslyn | Series | Graph | Rankings |
USA yearly | Graph | 2017 925, 2016 962, 2015 861, 2014 870, 2013 720, 2012 676, 2011 631, 2010 635, 2009 670, 2008 711, 2007 694, 2006 713, 2005 728, 2004 788, 2003 779, 2002 796, 1996 978 |
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