name
Meaning 1
A male given name from Ancient Greek.
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Standard Lemma guide
cosmo
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name
Meaning 2
Cosmopolitan, an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women.
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Usage: slang
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name
Meaning 3
Cosmopolitan, a cocktail.
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noun
Meaning 4
A cosmopolitan, a cocktail containing vodka, triple sec, lime juice, and cranberry juice.
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Usage: informal
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History
Etymology
Borrowed by Scotland from Italy in the 18th century. An Italian variant of Cosimo, from the name Cosmas of a saint (martyred with his brother Damian in the fourth century), from Ancient Greek κόσμος (kósmos, “order, ordered universe”).
Clipping of Cosmopolitan.
Clipping.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: Gësmëni — male given name
- Bulgarian: Козмо (Kozmo) — male given name
- Catalan: Cosme — male given name
- Finnish: Kuisma — male given name
- French: Côme — male given name
- Galician: Colme — male given name
- Galician: Corme — male given name
- Galician: Cosme — male given name
- Italian: Cosimo — male given name
- Italian: Cosmo — male given name
- Romanian: Cosmin — male given name
- Russian: Кузьма́ (Kuzʹmá) — male given name
- Spanish: Cosme — male given name