Cosmas

Greek
"order, beauty, universe"

Cosmas Origin and Meaning

The name Cosmas is a boy's name meaning "order, beauty, universe".

Cosmas was the name of an Arabian saint who was martyred with his twin brother Damian. They are the patron saints of physicians. Cosmas is related to the more familiar, if only via Seinfeld, Cosmo. About 50 baby boys were named Cosmo in the US last year, but none were named Cosmas.

Famous People Named Cosmas

  • Saint Cosmas
    Arabian physician and martyr with his twin brother Saint Damian
  • Cosmas the Monk
    Sicilian monk and tutor to John of Damascus
  • Cosmas of Maiuma
    Syrian bishop and hymnographer
  • Cosmas of Aphrodisia
    Sicilian Bishop and Martyr
  • Cosmas of Aetolia
    Greek Orthodox priest, monk and missionary
  • Cosmas I and II
    Patriarchs of Alexandria
  • Cosmas I
    III, Patriarchs of Constantinople
  • Cosmas I
    III, Coptic Patriarchs of Alexandria
  • Cosmas the Priest
    Bulgarian writer
  • Cosmas of Prague
    Bohemian priest, writer and historian
  • Cosmas
    Japanese explorer
  • Cosmas Damian Asam (1686
    1739), German painter and architect
  • Cosmas Indicopleustes (fl. 6th century AD)
    Greek explorer
  • Cosmas Magaya (b. 1953)
    Zimbabwean mbira player
  • Cosmas Ndeti (b. 1971)
    Kenyan marathon runner
  • Cosmas Zachos (b. 1951)
    American physicist
  • George Cosmas Adyebo
    former Prime Minister of Uganda