Josceline as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Josceline

What is the meaning of the name Josceline ?

The baby name Josceline is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈdʒɒsəlɪn/ – JOSS-uh-lin (common English pronunciation),/dʒoʊsəˈliːn/ – joe-suh-LEEN (alternate pronunciation, often used for -line endings).

Josceline is French in Origin.

Josceline stems from Old French Joscelin(e), itself from a Germanic diminutive such as Gautzelin/Gauzlin built on gaut, denoting a member of the Geats or Goths - hence “little Gaut/Geat” or “little Goth.” Medieval forms were also influenced by the Breton saint’s name Josse (from Judoc, “lord”), which helped shape spellings and popularity in France and Norman England. The name crossed the Channel with the Normans and was well used for men: think Jocelin (Joscelin) of Wells, the 12th‑century English bishop, Joscelin I and II of Edessa during the Crusades, and Joscelin of Louvain.

Use waned later, then revived; in modern English it became largely feminine from the mid‑20th century. Variants include Jocelin, Joceline, Joscelin, Joscelyn, Jocelyn, Jocelyne (Fr), Joslyn, Joslin, and Josselin (also a French masculine form and place-name), with nicknames Joss and occasionally Josie. Meaning: “little Gaut/Geat; little Goth,” with a secondary tradition of “lord.”