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Origin and popularity of the name GOSSELIN

Origin

Gosselin : French: from the Old French personal name Goscelin Gosselin Joscelin from ancient Germanic Goz(e)lin a diminutive of a short form of compound names based on the element goz (from gaut an ethnic name meaning ‘Geat’ or ‘Goth’; see Goss). Compare Gorsline and Goslin.

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Source : DAFN2 : Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, ©2022 by Patrick Hanks and Oxford University Press

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