Comments on: Name of the Day: Cosmo

By: Marthe labbe | Lookrecord

Marthe labbe | Lookrecord — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:30:31 +0000

[...] Name of the Day: Cosmo | Appellation MountainJun 29, 2008 … George & Martha Labbe on July 4, 2011 at 11:25 am said: Our grandson “Cosmo ” is all of the above mentioned. He is witty, very strong, noble … [...]

By: Fetching Names: Getting to Coco | Appellation Mountain

Fetching Names: Getting to Coco | Appellation Mountain — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:10:06 +0000

[...] to her firstborn back in 1994. Plenty of variants have seen use over the centuries, including Cosmo. They all sound a bit spacey, but cosmos actually comes from the Greek word for [...]

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Sunday Summary: 11/6/11 | Appellation Mountain — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:18:52 +0000

[...] The lists were fantastic – Maelys, Moxie, Apollo, Ursula, Paisley, Atlas, Ariadne, Calliope, Cosmo, Galilee, Silver, and so many [...]

By: George & Martha Labbe

George & Martha Labbe — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:25:11 +0000

Our grandson “Cosmo” is all of the above mentioned. He is witty, very strong, noble and caring. We love him and his name. We have had so many surprised looks when have introduced him as “Cosmo>,,When our daughter told us that she was going to name him Cosmo we immediately thought of St.Cosmo.,

By: George Labbe

George Labbe — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:03:44 +0000

We love the name “Cosmo” after all he is our grandson

By: Estrella

Estrella — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:45:33 +0000

My brother’s second of two middle names is Cosmo. It’s the name he goes by as his first name is the same as our dad’s (& his dad’s etc), and first middle name is same as my our maternal grandfather. I don’t think I’ve met other people named Cosmo, and people get a kick out my brother’s name. Having a brother with such a distinct name is fun, and sometimes handy (when I meet people who mention someone named Cosmo, I know they are talking bout my brother!).

By: Unknown

Unknown — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:23:31 +0000

I love Cosmo! It’s such a fun and quirky name! The first thing that comes to my mind is the Fairly Oddparents show (that’s what you get when you have kids ). Not a bad association though, I’ve always loved Cosmo; he’s so cute and funny. I think Cosmo would make a great middle name; it’s a bit much for a first name IMO.

By: appellationmountain

appellationmountain — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 23:22:45 +0000

DH, I take your point – marketing guru Cosmo Jones sounds fabulous, but Officer Cosmo Harris seems a bit less credible.

Still, I think it’s an interesting, appealing choice – especially if you’ve got a Cosmo on your family tree! For me, I think I’m partial to the feminine form Cosima – Nigella Lawson has a daughter called Cosima. (And a son Bruno!)

Catherine, that’s an interesting idea – the personality multiplier. I’m off to dust off my copy of the BN Wizard and see if I can find the reference. It’s one of the tricky things of naming babies – my mother is a shy, stick-to-the-shadows type with a flamboyant name. And so she gave me the kind of ordinary moniker she’d have preferred – only to discover that she’d given birth to a spotlight-lovin’ show-off. If we could only swap, we’d both be happy. As I prepare to give my own daughter-to-be an unusual moniker, I wonder if I’ll doom her to be a wallflower.

By: !!!DirtyHippy!!!

!!!DirtyHippy!!! — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 21:38:35 +0000

I think it’s a fun name, but maybe a little too much fun? I guess the Seinfeld association is really strong for me, but I’d have a hard time taking Cosmo seriously. A great name if you’re a comedian or an artist or an entrepreneur but a bit of a burden if you’re an accountant, a judge, a police officer.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:37:29 +0000

Woo Cosmo! Well, being a little younger, my first association is the Nickelodian (sp?) show Fairly Oddparents. Cosmo and Wanda are fairy godparents, and Cosmo’s a few crayons short of a whole box, so. However, I quite like the name. It’s fun and distinctly masculine. However, I read somehwere, I think it was in the Baby Name Wizard, that it’s a “personality multipler.” If your kid is named Cosmo and he’s cool, he’s 10 times as cool. But if poor Cosmo is fat or pimply or socially awkward, you don’t have quite as much luck. On a wholly personal level, it’s on the like but wouldn’t use, except as maybe a middle name somewhere down the line. I’d like to use more use though. It’s such a fun name!