Cosmo

See also cosmo

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed by Scotland from Italy in the 18th century. An Italian variant of Cosimo, from the name Cosmas of a saint (martyred with his brother Damian in the fourth century), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kosmos, “order, ordered universe”).

Proper noun

Cosmo

1. A male given name, always rather rare.

Translations

male given name

• Finnish: Kuisma (fi)
• French: Côme (fr)
• Italian: Cosimo (it), Cosmo (it)

• Romanian: Cosmin (ro)
• Russian: Кузьма (ru) (Kuz'má)

Etymology 2

Abbreviation

Proper noun

Cosmo

1. (slang) Cosmopolitan magazine.

Anagrams

• SOCOM

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Italian

Proper noun

Cosmo

1. A male given name, variant of Cosimo, equivalent to English Cosmo.