Definition of "Jocelyn"

Jocelyn

/ˈd͡ʒɒsəlɪn/

proper noun
plural Jocelyns
1. (dated) A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
  Quotations
  I drove Dorothy immediately to King George V Hospital and two hours later she delivered a beautiful baby daughter. We named her Jocelyn.
  2006, Ted Freeman, Doctor in Vanuatu, Suva, Fiji: Institute of Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific, page 34
4. A township in Ontario, Canada.