Definitions
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- proper noun dated A male
given name . - proper noun A patronymic
surname . - proper noun A female
given name .
Etymologies
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Examples
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I take another drink and struggle to actually pay attention to what Jocelyn is saying to me.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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While she still gets breathing treatments as needed, Jocelyn is a healthy, happy little girl whose favorite pastime is “beating up her big brother.”
Jocelyn's CCAM story 2010
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She would not call herself "Jocelyn" -- she felt she had no right to do so.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact Marie Corelli 1889
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She hadnt called Jocelyn Mommy since she was eight.
Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009
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She hadnt called Jocelyn Mommy since she was eight.
The Mortal Instruments: Book One: City of Bones Cassandra Clare 2007
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After that, it had seemed natural to call Jocelyn when he needed a companion for political dinners.
The Rivals Joan Johnston 2004
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After that, it had seemed natural to call Jocelyn when he needed a companion for political dinners.
The Rivals Joan Johnston 2004
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After that, it had seemed natural to call Jocelyn when he needed a companion for political dinners.
The Rivals Joan Johnston 2004
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At the whispered word Jocelyn loosed the dagger and, clasping her instead, kissed her full-lipped.
The Geste of Duke Jocelyn Jeffery Farnol 1915
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Mister Clifford, he's good enow -- but he ain't a Jocelyn, though a Jocelyn were his mother.
Innocent : her fancy and his fact Marie Corelli 1889
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