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Cosmas
Say it: KOZ-mus
Meaning
From Greek kosmos 'order, adornment'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Spread with the cult of Saints Cosmas and Damian; Cosimo became a Medici family name.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 15 babies given this name since 2012
- At its height in 2012, about 1 in 379,000 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Kosmas
| Greek | Kosmas |
|---|---|
| Italian | Cosimo |
| Russian | Kuzma |
| Spanish | Cosme |
| French | Côme |
Famous bearers
- Saint Cosmas, physician and martyr
- Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Medieval and Renaissance Italian records, such as the Florentine tax survey of 1427
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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.