Cosima

Cosima
Gender	female
Origin
Word/Name	Greek
Meaning	"order"
Other names
Related names	Cosmo, Cosimo

Cosima is a feminine given name, the feminine version of the name Cosmo. It is derived from the Greek word κοσμος or kosmos, meaning "order, decency." Cosmo was a fourth century saint who was martyred with his brother Damian. They are the patron saints of medical doctors. An Italian male version of the name is Cosimo.^[1] Authors Pamela Redmond Satran and Linda Rosenkrantz commented in their 2007 book The Baby Names Bible that the name sounds exotic and is a fashionable name for the daughters of members of high society in the United Kingdom.^[2]

Masculine variants

• Cóme (French)
• Cosimo (Italian)
• Cosma (Italian)
• Cosme (French), (Portuguese)
• Cosmin (Romanian)
• Cosmo (English), (German), (Italian)
• Kuzma (Russian)

Feminine variants

• Cosmina (Romanian)
• Cosma (German)
• Cosme
• Kosma

It may refer to:

People

• Cosima De Vito
• Cosima Littlewood, young actress who played Adele in the 2006 mini series Jane Eyre
• Cosima Wagner
• Lady Cosima Windsor, born 2010, daughter of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster and 22nd in line of succession to the British throne.

Other uses

• 644 Cosima, an asteroid
• Cosima (album)
• Cosima (novel)

Notes

1. ^ Behind the Name
2. ^ Rosenkrantz and Satran (2007), p. 66)

References

• Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). The Baby Names Bible. St. Martin's Griffin. ISBN 978-0-312-35220-2

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