Boy · Greek
Cosimo
Say it: KOH-zee-moh
Meaning
From Greek Kosmas, from kosmos 'order, decency'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 938 babies given this name since 1911
- At its height in 1927, about 1 in 37,600 boys
- 9 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
| English | Cosmas |
|---|---|
| Greek | Kosmas |
Famous bearers
- Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence
- Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Where this comes from
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- Royal and noble genealogies
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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