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Joslin

Joslin proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Joslin (countable and uncountable, plural Joslins)

  1. A surname.
  2. A suburb of Adelaide in the city of Norwood Payneham and St Peters, South Australia.
  3. An unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States.

Forms of Joslin

pluralJoslins
alternative formJosselyn

Origin of Joslin

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).

Questions about Joslin

What does Joslin mean?
Joslin means a surname.
What part of speech is Joslin?
Joslin is a proper noun.

Words near Joslin in the dictionary

  1. Josies
  2. Josipdol
  3. Josipovic
  4. joskin
  5. joskins
  6. Joslin
  7. Joslins
  8. Joslyn
  9. josos
  10. joss
  11. joss house

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