Meaning, origin and history of the name Cosmo

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Gender Masculine

Pronounced Pron. KAHZ-mo(English)

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Meaning & History

Italian variant of COSIMO. It was introduced to Britain in the 18th century by the second Scottish Duke of Gordon, who named his son and successor after his friend Cosimo III de' Medici.

Related Names

VariantsCosimo, Cosma(Italian)

Feminine FormCosima(Italian)

Other Languages & CulturesCosmas, Kosmas(Ancient Greek) Kuzman(Bulgarian) Côme(French) Kuzman(Macedonian) Cosme(Portuguese) Cosmin(Romanian) Kuzma(Russian) Kuzman(Serbian) Cosme(Spanish)

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youthful informal urban strong refined strange simple comedic

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Entry updated January 22, 2019 ·