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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources
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Cosmo m. Ancient Greek κόσμος 'order, ordered universe, cosmos'.

The name of a 3rd C martyr, an 8th C saint, an 8th C pope of Alexandria, a 9th C pope of Alexandria and saint, a 10th C pope of Alexandria and saint, a 12th C Italian saint, the birth name of a 15th C pope, and the name of a number of 15th-16th C grand dukes of Tuscany and rulers of Florence.

Finland
Early Modern Swedish
● 1582 Kuisma Audén1980 p. 171, Kuszma (nom) ibid. p. 171
Italy
Latin
● 1464 Cosma (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI; 1527 Cosmus (nom) Rome1527 p. 84
Italian
● 1513x1521 Cosmo LeoX p. 13
Spain
Catalan
● 1510 Cosme valencia1510 3312
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Cosmo". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Cosmo.