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Cosmo as a baby name?

123 replies

ThatPeachSquid · 31/05/2025 14:12

Having a baby boy. Is Cosmo cool or too much? Our surname begins with a ā€œCā€ too.

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cheapskatemum · 31/05/2025 16:02

Iā€™ve always liked the name Cosmo. Iā€™d say go for it.

Viviennemary · 31/05/2025 15:55

It's daft. Ok for a Hollywood star or pop singer. Otherwise no.

Sunnyday321 · 31/05/2025 15:50

I know a Cosmo , he must be around 3 now . Will admit to not quite knowing if I liked it at the time , but he really suits it .

viktoria · 31/05/2025 15:47

I like it

SeaFloor · 31/05/2025 15:05

Makes me think of Cosmo Landesman, who used to be married to Julie Burchill. Journalist with more ego than self-knowledge. Wrote a weirdly creepy Spectator piece about his right to stare at women on public transport.

HugoYorway · 31/05/2025 15:04

Depends on the surname. Might sound a bit close to Cosmic.

LlynTegid · 31/05/2025 14:57

Just no. End of.

bostonbabe5 · 31/05/2025 14:56

Reminds me of Dr Susan Lewis on ER who called her baby Cosmo.
Very cool....but what if you have a nerdy child??

feelingbleh · 31/05/2025 14:55

No just no

CrackingOn50 · 31/05/2025 14:54

I'm biased because it's one of my sons' middle names. He's now 17 and thinks it's cool.

loropianalover · 31/05/2025 14:50

Iā€™m not sure if Iā€™d use it with a ā€˜Cā€™ surname, it sounds a bit gimmicky. Cosmo Cooper taking his show on the road!

Mandarinaduck · 31/05/2025 14:49

It sounds very posh to me.

Spottylittledog · 31/05/2025 14:43

Kramer?

SomethingBlues · 31/05/2025 14:28

One of the loveliest men Iā€™ve known was a Cosmo. He had Italian heritage and was so kind and generous to everyone. He passed a few years ago and is very much missed. So on that entirely irrelevant logic - yes to more Cosmoā€™s in the world šŸ˜

NicolaCasanova · 31/05/2025 14:24

Iā€™m not a fan, it reminds me of the character in Bridget Jones or of a cocktail.

ARainyNightInSoho · 31/05/2025 14:23

@ArtTheClownIsNotAMime

why donā€™t you like it?

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ThatPeachSquid · 31/05/2025 14:17

Haha very good point

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ArtTheClownIsNotAMime · 31/05/2025 14:17

Absolutely not

ChocolateGanache · 31/05/2025 14:17

Or a

ChocolateGanache · 31/05/2025 14:16

Just donā€™t give him a middle name starting with o

ChocolateGanache · 31/05/2025 14:16

Love it!

CanIHaveALattePlease · 31/05/2025 14:15

I really love it. Iā€™ve earmarked it for my next dog name as I wonā€™t have any more children. Itā€™s so cool.

FuzzyPuffling · 31/05/2025 14:15

I wanted our cat to be called Cosmo. DH vetoed it. Cat has Cosmo as a middle name.