"Form of Jocelyn"
The name Yocelyn is commonly a female name from the "English" origin.
Yocelyn is a respelling of Jocelyn, with Y in place of the initial J. That Y for J substitution is a recognised pattern in Spanish-influenced spellings of English names, as in Yessica for Jessica. The spelling change does not alter the name's history; the underlying name is the established English Jocelyn.
Jocelyn means "Light Hearted".
The pronunciation of Yocelyn is yoh-SEL-in.
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