Juscelino

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Boy · Uncertain, Portuguese

Juscelino

Say it: zhoo-seh-LEE-noo

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Meaning

A Brazilian name of uncertain origin, perhaps from the medieval Joscelin.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Brazilian

Famous bearers

Juscelino Kubitschek, president of Brazil

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JocelynGirlFrom the Norman name Joscelin, a diminutive of Gauzelin, from the Germanic tribal name of the Gauts (Goths);…Middle Ages · peak 2007

GiselleGirlFrench form of Gisela, from Germanic gisil, whose sense ('pledge, hostage' or 'offshoot') is uncertain.Victorian · peak 2007

Where this comes from

National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries

Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.

Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.