Boy · Greek
Kuzma
Say it: kooz-MAH
Meaning
Russian form of Cosmas, from Greek kosmos 'order, beauty'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A common folk name in old Russia, rare today.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 5 babies given this name since 2019
- At its height in 2019, about 1 in 357,100 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- The Age of Revolutions1750 to 1837
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Кузьма
| Ukrainian | Kuzma |
|---|---|
| Greek | Kosmas |
Famous bearers
- Kuzma Minin, leader of the 1612 militia
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- Calendars of saints and name days
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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