Cosima

[BananaHammocks]

How do you pronounce it? Co-see-ma or Co-zee-ma or something else entirely? I just want to know if there would be pronunciation issues or if there is a general consensus on how it is pronounced.

[SantanaLopez]

I was just going to ask how you pronounce it!

[CarryOnDancing]

I'd pronounce it cos-i-ma with a lower case i sound.

[BananaHammocks]

CarryOnDancing do you pronounce the first syllable (Cos) Coss or Coz?

[DitsyDonkey]

Coz ee mah

[Rosencrantz]

LOVE.

Cos-i-ma.

[HoneyandRum]

Coz-ee-mah, beautiful name.

[atthestrokeoftwelve]

Quite pretty and also quite topical atm- that's the name of Nigella lawson's daughter.

[BunnyLebowski]

I hate most posh names but.......

It's gorgeous . Really really pretty.

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Coss-i-ma, stress on the first syllable.

[RaRa1988]

I wouldn't have a clue how to pronounce it - even after this thread, I'm still not sure! I think you'd have major pronunciation issues, especially in a working-class area - I've never even heard of it.

[MarthasChin]

I'd pronounce it Coz ee ma.

[TeaAndFag]

Nigella Lawsons daughters name- she calls her MiMi which is sweet

[janey68]

Stress on the first syllable- Cos -i-ma
And I think it's a bit more of a z than s sound. But definitely stress on first syllable. I've never heard it pronounced 'Coseema'

[Islenka]

Cuhs--EE-muh.

[freerangeeggs]

So it's more like COSS-im-a? That's lovely. Much nicer than coz-EE-ma, which is how I always assumed it was pronounced, and always reminded me of some sort of skin condition!

Really like it pronounced that way

[HyvaPaiva]

COS-ih-ma.

Love it.

[squoosh]

COS-ih-mah

cos-EE-mah sounds itchy!

[FSB]

I have a Cosima (nn Mimi). It's pronounced Coz-i-ma which the emphasis on the first syllable. But often people pronounce it Coz-EE-ma... V irritating!! ;)

Lovely name though, and not too popular. The year my dd was born (2009) there were only 19 Cosimas registered in the uk...

[BEEwitched]

Love Cosima, it's a beautiful name. I'd pronounce it Cozeema.

[Nataleejah]

Cozeema, like Cosima Wagner, been in their museum, love the name

[mervynmouse]

Beautiful name and if you do choose it, I recommend this wonderful book www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/0394940091?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21 about a determined little girl named Cosima and her talking camel, was one of my childhood favourites

[mervynmouse]

Link fail, anyway its called Amazing Maisie (that's the camel) and it's by Andro Linklater.