Jocosa

Bright and jubilant but sophisticated too, Jocosa is a Medieval variant of the mid-century favorite Joyce. While Joyce started out as Latinization of a Breton name meaning "lord", it has since come to be associated with the word "rejoice", and similarly, Jocosa has been linked to jocosus, meaning "merry, playful, joking".

As rare as Jocosa may be, it offers familiar nicknames like Jo, Josie, Coco, and Cosy, while also feeling similar to Jocasta, just without Oedipus associations.

Pronounced juh-KO-suh.