Kosara

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Girl · South Slavic

Kosara

Say it: KOH-sah-rah

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Meaning

An old South Slavic name; often linked to kosa 'hair, braid', but the origin is not settled.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Known from the early 11th-century Bulgarian princess remembered in a famous chronicle love story.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

The Early Middle Ages400 to 800

Used by

Bulgarian Serbian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Косара

Bulgarian	Kosara

Famous bearers

Kosara, daughter of Tsar Samuel of Bulgaria

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Where this comes from

Medieval Slavic chronicles and charters
Royal and noble genealogies

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