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Jocelyn

Pronounced JOS-lin

girl

Not found in the KJV text — 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.

Meaning: "Joyous; Little Goth; Cheerful"
Origin: Germanic/French

Jocelyn is cheerful — and a cheerful heart has a continual feast. 'All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.' Jocelyn feasts on joy regardless of circumstance.

Spiritual meaning

Jocelyn feasts continually — merry heart making cheerful countenance, affliction overcome by gladness, the joyous soul whose feast never ends.

Related verses (KJV)

"All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast."
Proverbs 15:15 (KJV) →
"A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken."
Proverbs 15:13 (KJV) →

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