Joss, boy or girl?

[BusterGroove]

If you saw the name Joss written down would you think that person was male or female?

I’m happy for a unisex name, but not one where most people would assume boy or girl straight away (if my child is the opposite!) so I’d just like to do a quick poll!

Boy and I wouldn't think it was short for anything.
I'd think Jocelyn was a girl.

I know a woman Joss short for Jocelyn and a boy Jos short for Joshua (but I think I've also seen/heard it for Joseph), so either. If I knew Joss was the full name rather than a short form, I'd probably guess male.

Boy - reminds me of Jossy's Giants he was a Joswell or Joss Ackland - a Jocelyn

Girl

Boy

Oops, the one I knew was short for Josiah

Chris, Alex, Charlie, Harley, there are so many unisex names. Joss/Jos is a great name. Go for it. I knew a female Joss (not sure how she spelled it) short for Jocelyn, but have seen it used lots for boys.

I know a male where it's short for Josiah, and female where it's short for Jocelyn. So a lovely name either way!

Unisex

Id think it was probably an abbreviation of
Jocelyn, is also unisex, but I also know a Jos/Joshua.

Boy

Girl, nn for Jocelyn

To me it is a masculine sounding name but it could be used for a girl. I.immeiately think of Joss Whedon of Buffy fame but also Joss Stone pops in my head. If I didn't know the later I'd say boy.

I would assume it was short for Jocelyn, so girl. But wouldn't be shocked to find out boy - as with Beverley, Hilary, Jody.

I only know of one of each - Joss Whedeon (male) and Joss Stone (female), so based on that it would be 50/50 for me.

I believe Jocelyn was a male name, but has crossed over to women some time in the 20th century, as did some other originally male names.

Could go either way - Jocelyn can be boy or girl can't it?

Unisex. These are my thoughts when I hear it:

Girl - Joss Stone; Joss from The Greengage Summer; Joss from Trebizon. Probably short for Jocelyn but maybe Josephine if spelt Jos.

Boy - Jos Butler; also a baby I know. Might be short for Joseph or Jocelyn or Josiah.

I don't think one sex over the other. I LOVE it on either sex.

Boy

We have a Joss, she's a girl. If people haven't met her, they assume she is a boy.

Would probably assume boy, but wouldn’t be surprised by either. It’s a lovely name OP.

@Cominghome1230 do you/your DD (if she’s old enough) mind if people think she’s a boy? And is it short for anything?

Girl 100%, short for Jocelyn. I had no idea it was unisex!

Either. Joss Whedon, Joss Stone, Jossy Blair...

Jos Buttler? I love him the name but have a Jess so can't use it. I've taught male and female Joss(es)

Boy but could be either.

Traditionally short for Jocelyn, which is a male name - but in the Evelyn, Beverley, Lyndsay group of names that started as male, became unisex and are now more commonly female.

Could be Joseph. What other female name would it be short for?