Cosma as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Cosma

What is the meaning of the name Cosma ?

The baby name Cosma is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KOS-muh (IPA: /ˈkɒz.mə/; US: /ˈkɑːz.mə/).

Cosma is Greek in Origin.

Cosma stems from the Greek personal name Kosmas (Κοσμᾶς), derived from kósmos: “order, good arrangement; adornment; world, universe.” It thus carries senses of “orderly,” “well-adorned/beautiful,” and, by extension, “of the cosmos.” The Latinized form Cosmas entered ecclesiastical use and yielded the Italian given name Cosma; the name also developed into a patronymic surname in Romania and other regions.

Borne by the famed twin physician-martyrs Saints Cosmas and Damian (3rd–4th century), it spread through Byzantine and Western Christendom, inspiring churches and place names and sustaining usage in Italy and the Greek-speaking world. Variants and cognates include Cosmas (Latin/English), Cosmo and Cosimo (Italian), Cosima (feminine), Kosmas (Greek), Kosma (Polish/Slavic), Kozma (Hungarian/Serbian), and Russian Kuzma. In Italian tradition Cosma is masculine; in modern international contexts it can be read as unisex, offering a vintage yet celestial feel.