Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joslin

/dʒˈɑslɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: joslin
IPA: /dʒˈɑslɪn/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

English surname, borrowed through French from a Germanic name, from *Gauzelin, a diminutive of names formed from Gaut, from Proto-Germanic *gautaz (“Geat”). The name was also influenced by French Josse (see Joyce).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *gautaz, Josse

Usage

Inflected Forms

Joslins (plural) Josselyn (alternative)

Rhymes With

roslin goslin crosslin croslin

Questions

How do you pronounce joslin?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɑslɪn/.
What does joslin mean?: A surname.
Where does joslin come from?: It is traced to French.

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