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{{other uses}} {{Infobox Given Name Revised | name = Cosima | image= | imagesize= | caption= | pronunciation= | gender = female | meaning = "order" | region = | nickname = | origin = [[Greek language|Greek]] | related names = Cosmo, Cosimo | footnotes = }} '''Cosima''' is a feminine given name, the feminine version of the name Cosimo. It is derived from the [[Greek language|Greek]] {{lang|grc|Κοσμᾶς}} ({{Transliteration|grc|Kosmâs}}), meaning 'order', 'decency'. [[Cosmo and Damian|Cosmo]] was a fourth-century saint who was martyred with his brother Damian. They are the patron saints of medical doctors. An [[Italian language|Italian]] male version of the name is ''Cosimo''.<ref>[http://www.behindthename.com/name/cosmo Behind the Name]</ref> ==Masculine variants== *Côme ([[French language|French]]) *Cosimo ([[Italian language|Italian]]) *Cosma ([[Italian language|Italian]]) *Cosme ([[French language|French]]), ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]) *Cosmin ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]) *Cosmo ([[English language|English]]), ([[German language|German]]), ([[Italian language|Italian]]) *Kuzma ([[Russian language|Russian]]) *Kosma ([[Polish language|Polish]]) ==Feminine variants== *Cosmina ([[Romanian language|Romanian]]) *Cosma *Cosme *Kosma ==People== *[[Cosima De Vito]] (born 1976), Australian singer-songwriter *Cosima Littlewood, actress who played Adèle in the 2006 miniseries ''[[Jane Eyre (2006 miniseries)|Jane Eyre]]'' *[[Cosima von Bülow Pavoncelli]] (born 1967), British socialite and philanthropist *[[Cosima Wagner]] (1837–1930), diarist and director of the Bayreuth Festival, daughter of Franz Liszt and widow of Richard Wagner *[[Lara Cosima Henckel von Donnersmarck]] (born 2003), German social media influencer *[[Lady Cosima Windsor]] (born 2010), daughter of Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster ==Fictional characters== *Cosima Niehaus, one of the clones played by [[Tatiana Maslany]] in the television series ''[[Orphan Black]]'' ==References== {{reflist}} *Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2007). ''The Baby Names Bible.'' St. Martin's Griffin. {{ISBN|978-0-312-35220-2}} {{given name}}
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