Baby name

RARE GIRL · MODERN COINAGE (FRENCH LITERARY NAME + ITALIAN DIMINUTIVE SUFFIX)
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Cosella

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“Possibly a little thing”

A modern name, likely combining 'Cos-' from Cosette/Cosetta with the Italian feminine diminutive '-ella' (as in Fiorella, from fiore 'flower' plus a diminutive suffix). Cosette comes from French chosette, 'little thing' - the pet name of Fantine's daughter in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables. Possibly 'little thing'.

cosie

sweetdelicate

How it ages.

A playful modern respelling of the literary name Cosette/Cosetta; distinctive rather than mainstream, likely to stay a rare pick.

The cultural moment.

Very rare; a playful respelling of the literary name Cosette/Cosetta.