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    Jocelyn

    JOS-lin

    Germanic/French
    Girl
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Joyous; Little Goth; Cheerful
    Origin
    Germanic/French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Jocelyn does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Joyous; Little Goth; Cheerful", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Jocelyn.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    2000s (0.17% of births), currently rising
    Spiritual meaning
    Jocelyn feasts continually — merry heart making cheerful countenance, affliction overcome by gladness, the joyous soul whose feast never ends.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Proverbs 15:15

      "All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast."

    • Proverbs 15:13

      "A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."

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