Cosmo

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Cosmo

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Cosmo comes from a Latin name meaning “Order.”

History:
Cosmo is a Latin name, a favorite in medieval Italy, where (as Cosimo) it was popular among the powerful Medici family.

Cosmo was introduced to England by Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon (1678-1760) who named his son Cosmo about 1721 in honor of Cosimo III, the Grand Duke of Tuscany. It remained a very rare name.

American television audiences were introduced to the name in the 1990s when it was revealed a wacky character on the popular television show Seinfeld was named “Cosmo Kramer.”

It still remains rare.

Pronunciation: coz-mo.

Alternates: Kosmas, Cosmos.
Italian: Cosimo.
Polish: Kosma, Kozma.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Cosimo Rosselli (1439-1507)
Italian painter.

Fictional Characters:
Cosmo Kramer
From the television sitcom Seinfeld.

Religious Figures:
Saint Cosmos (3rd Century)
With his brother Damian, the patron saints of pharmacists.
Cosmo Gordon Lang (1864-1945)
A famous archbishop of York, and Canterbury.

Royalty:
Cosimo de Medici the Elder (1389-1464)
Merchant prince of Florence.
Cosimo I de Medici (1519-1574)
Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Cosimo II de Medici (1590-1621)
Grand Duke of Tuscany.
Cosimo III de Medici (1670-1723)
Grand Duke of Tuscany.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
less than 0.004 % named Cosmo

Popularity of Cosmo:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A