Joss - Meaning of Joss

What does Joss mean?

[ 1 syll. jos(s), jo-ss ] The baby girl name Joss is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced as JHAOS †. Joss' language of origin is Old French and it is predominantly used in English. Joss is a contracted form of the English and German Jocelyn.

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Joss is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, among the family of girl names directly related to Joss, Jocelyn was the most frequently used.

Baby names that sound like Joss include Jack, Jae, Jah, Jay, Jaye, Jes, Jessa, Jessah, Jessé, Jessie, Jessy, Jeyz, Jez, Jezz, Jie, Jo, Joe, Joh, Joi, and Joice.

† Pronunciation for Joss: JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)"



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