Cosmo? Connotations?

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DH are due our second child in June, we don’t know the sex yet. For a boy we both like the name Cosmo. He’s worried it might be a ‘council estate’ name, particularly in Scotland (he is Scottish but has been away 20 years). Does anyone have any more up to date knowledge?
Thanks.

For me, it’s a mixture of a magician name and a smooth talking Italian man name. Also quite 1980’s. It feels very “fancy”.

I should say I know nobody called cosmo and I’m sure if I did I’d have much more sensible associations!

I live in Scotland I would think of the Cosmo all you can eat buffet restaurant chain we have one in our city.

I always thought it was ultra posh

I’d assume he was named after the buffet restaurant chain!

Sorry, but Cosmo Smallpiece, a revolting Les Dawson character. I am old though.

Gorgeous. Timeless and international; a child of the universe. It was on my list of boys' names.

I'd say it's the opposite of what your DH is worried about. It's quite posh, or at least solidly middle class.

I like it a lot.

I think Fairly odd parents (cartoon) and the magazine
not particularly council estate nor posh to me. I used to work with one who was an average/normal person.

I've recently met an 18 year old very posh Cosmo, who was incredibly charming and articulate. I don't think everyone can pull a name like that.

I would think its a boys, Greek name.
Potentially a shortened version of Cosmos?

Cosmo = nickname for Cosmopolitan womans magazine little bit more risky, than Marie Claire 😬

Not sure if it's still on the market but I don't think I'd use the name. Cosmopolitan could easily become a pub chain

Same here.

Cosmo Kramer from seinfield

Oh dear - I’d never heard of the buffet chain.

Older brother is Lachlann (nn Lucky) - really struggling to find other names we like as much.

There’s a horrible character in Jilly Cooper books called Cosmo so it just reminds me of him!

I think of established mega posh. Though I wonder if getting more use by us normal people now with the trend of older fashioned names

Yep, I’ve can’t think of this name without picturing Kramer

It's not posh in the slightest to me, I think your dh's concerns are very valid, it's along the lines of Kai etc. Reminds me of the magazine too.

The only Cosmos I know are dogs.

I can only think of the trashy magazine when I hear Cosmo.

I've never come across a council estate kid called Cosmo. I'd say it's quite the opposite.

Magazine and a cocktail to me

just makes me think of the restaurants, not that I have ever been to one, but there is one in my city.