Jocelyn is a ♀ girl name and a ♂ boy name. That makes Jocelyn one of the gender-neutral unisex names.
Jocelyn is of Germanic origin (originally e.g. Gaudelenus, Gautselin or Gauzlin). In most countries, it is a name for girls, but in France, it is a masculine name.
Jocelyn means “of the tribe of the Geats/Goths” (from Germanic “gaut” = Goth).
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