First names in Hebrew

First name Jocelyn: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳וסלין

Gematria value: 159

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jocelyn is written ג׳וסלין

Meaning and origin

What does Jocelyn mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Your name is a very old one. Its origin is disputed: it is linked to the Germanic Gauzelin, built on the name of the Gauts, a Germanic people; others connect it to the old Breton name Judoc. In English, it was first a man's name and has become mostly a woman's name.

Gematria

Jocelyn = 159

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ג׳וסלין has 6 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• וthe letter Vav6
• סthe letter Samekh60
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total159

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter final Nun

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Jocelyn, from ג to ן:

גַּם אֱוִיל מַחֲרִישׁ חָכָם יֵחָשֵׁב אֹטֵם שְׂפָתָיו נָבוֹן׃

“Even a fool who keeps silent is counted wise; one who shuts his lips, as understanding.”

Proverbs 17:28

The book of your first name

Jocelyn, in nine pages

• Jocelyn, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Jocelyn
• Jocelyn, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Jocelyn in three answers

How do you write Jocelyn in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jocelyn is written ג׳וסלין.

What is the gematria value of Jocelyn?
Written ג׳וסלין, Jocelyn is worth 159: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Jocelyn mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Your name is a very old one. Its origin is disputed: it is linked to the Germanic Gauzelin, built on the name of the Gauts, a Germanic people; others connect it to the old Breton name Judoc. In English, it was first a man's name and has become mostly a woman's name.