Cosima? Thoughts on this name

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is very pretty and usable with a fantastic meaning.
It could be THE name…
BUT
In [name_f]England[/name_f] it is definitely a very “posh” name, it could be seen as pretentious.

I like it a lot! I am not from the UK, however, so I can’t say how it would be received by a British person. But I think it would be really refreshing to meet a [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] in the US :slight_smile:

Im from england and i love it, its on my list. [name_m]Ive[/name_m] never met anyone with the name though. I think for most people here its obscure enough for it to not be seen as pretentious. I did the whole private school thing and still didnt come across anyone with this name

I’m not from the UK, but if [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is the name you love, it doesn’t matter what others think about it. If they want to criticize the name of your daughter, they will. People that you love won’t care about it because they will love your daughter, no matter how “pretentious” her name is.

I, personally, really like [name_f]Cosima[/name_f]. And would suggest you go with it. :slight_smile:

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is definitely nms and I had never even heard of it until I joined Nameberry. While I don’t personally like it, I can see why many people would. And if you love it, go for it. Like a pp said, people will find any reason to criticize a name if that’s what they want to do.

Beautiful name! I love [name_f]Cosima[/name_f].

I knew a girl - high school age - named [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] who went almost exclusively by Cosi/Cozi. Anyway, Cosi/Cozi is an option, if there were times [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] needed a slightly more down to earth name.

I think it is gorgeous name in full, though. Oh, another option could be to give more traditional middles… [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] [name_f]Frida[/name_f]?

Overall, I agree with previous posters, people will have a positive association with your daughter. I do not live in the UK, but [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] does not seem overly frilly to me. Your daughter will know that you chose a name that is you love - that is pretty and that has a fantastic meaning!

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is lovely - both spunky & sophisticated, which I think helps with it feeling ‘too posh’, as it really does have a great zest to it. I’m not from the UK, but as an Australian, I don’t think it’d be seen as too ‘posh’ around these parts, at least. That said, ‘posh’ isn’t necessarily a bad thing - it’s not overly frilly or anything, so I wouldn’t think it too over the top.

I have never known how to pronounce it. [name_m]Coz[/name_m] eema? [name_m]Cos[/name_m] imma? Cose imma?

It’s [name_m]Coz[/name_m] with the o from costume, “…i…” like igloo, then ma with emphasis on the CO like COzima
[name_m]Just[/name_m] think of the word cosmic, it’s the Italian for the same word really.

I like the [name_f]Cosette[/name_f] idea and you combo suggestions, very thoughtful, thank you

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] oceanbay, that is good to hear, thank you. I too did the whole private school thing, there was one girl called [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], she had strong Italian connections and was very very very very posh. Her father was a famous poet and grandfather a famous sculptor (or maybe the other way round), the Bertolucci film Stealing Beauty was based around their house in [name_f]Italy[/name_f] and her family which put me off the name when I was younger and I’ve never thought about it again until seeing it on nameberry quite a lot. And school was a very very very long time ago now. There is a reason this will be the last baby! I’m definitely getting old!

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is a gorgeous name. I’m from the US so I don’t have the same perspective, but honestly, the only pretentious sort of name that would seem negative to me is stuff like [name_u]Baby[/name_u] or [name_f]Princess[/name_f] or [name_f]Precious[/name_f] as a name. [name_f]Fancy[/name_f] first names are just fancy, and that isn’t really a bad thing. If it’s The Name, I’d say go for it, absolutely.

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is a stunning and gorgeous name! It feels feminine and a bit princessy and dainty, but strong at the same time. It does feel a bit aristocratic to me because of Lady [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] [name_u]Windsor[/name_u], a distant relative of the British royal family’s, but that’s not a bad thing. I can see that it might feel posh in the UK (I’m from [name_f]Canada[/name_f] and we don’t really have the concept of poshness), but not sure if it would be in a good or bad way.

P.S. I love your story about your schoolmate [name_f]Cosima[/name_f] and her family’s house! [name_f]Do[/name_f] you know what the house is called?

[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] is fine but if you think it will cause problems for your daughter, I would stay away from it. In general, people already have enough problems in life without being dragged down by their name.