Josslyn?

Wdyt of this name? I'm trying to think outside of the box here! Lol!

I think that Jocelyn is very pretty, but the Josslyn spelling seems trendy to me.

I know a lovely Jocelyn, and I think the Joss nickname is very sweet.

Good luck!

I agree with Jill- love the name Jocelyn, spelled like so.

You can use the nickname Joss even if you spell the name Jocelyn. Even if it's not true of the OP, I think a lot of alternate and creative spellings are to make the nickname more obvious, or when people think you can't use a nickname if the letters aren't there - like Elsie for Elizabeth with a Z - we've had this question before. Perhaps someone thinks others will try to pronounce it phonetically - Joe-se-lyn or even Joke-lyn. Maybe that's not it either, but this is often given for a reason people want to spell a name other than how it is spelled. There is really no reason to spell it creatively. Jocelyn is already not that common but it is common enough to be recognized. It makes a better impression if you spell it correctly, that impression will last her whole life, and then if she has to correct a few people who have no idea how to say it, that would be preferable to spelling it wrong so everyone says it right - which sometimes backfires anyway.

I really think Jocelyn is such a pretty name. Josslyn makes me think of jostling because there's no E - it's just joss-lyn, not joss-e-lyn, which reminds me of gossamer. I don't know why they're filed together in my brain.

It's one of my favorite names.

I don't know what it is about Jocelyn/Josslyn, but I just can't get on board. I really don't like it. I think I'm being crazy, though... It seems to be a very nice name and a lot of people really like it.

karen wrote:You can use the nickname Joss even if you spell the name Jocelyn. Even if it's not true of the OP, I think a lot of alternate and creative spellings are to make the nickname more obvious, or when people think you can't use a nickname if the letters aren't there - like Elsie for Elizabeth with a Z - we've had this question before. Perhaps someone thinks others will try to pronounce it phonetically - Joe-se-lyn or even Joke-lyn. Maybe that's not it either, but this is often given for a reason people want to spell a name other than how it is spelled. There is really no reason to spell it creatively. Jocelyn is already not that common but it is common enough to be recognized. It makes a better impression if you spell it correctly, that impression will last her whole life, and then if she has to correct a few people who have no idea how to say it, that would be preferable to spelling it wrong so everyone says it right - which sometimes backfires anyway.

I really think Jocelyn is such a pretty name. Josslyn makes me think of jostling because there's no E - it's just joss-lyn, not joss-e-lyn, which reminds me of gossamer. I don't know why they're filed together in my brain.

It's one of my favorite names.

I'm not sure why...I just like that spelling!! Lol!!! It isn't the nn thing...our DD is Isabella and we call her Izzy all the time. I was mostly wondering how people perceived the name...I can fiddle with the spelling later if I want to....I'm not getting hung up on that.

I love the name Jocelyn, spelled this way. I think it is cute for a young girl but grows up well and can fit any kind of grown up personality - professional, artistic, etc. I think it goes well with big sister - both Isabella and nn Izzy. I don't like the Josslyn spelling because it reminds me of jostling or jostlin'. I don't think Josslyn looks as pretty as sister Isabella either.

Good luck!