Baby name
STABLE
🇫🇷 Cosette
/koh · ZET/
Meaning
“Possibly 'little thing'”
Origin disputed: possibly from French chosette, meaning 'little thing', popularized as the nickname of Fantine's daughter (born Euphrasie) in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Misérables. Some instead read it as a pet form of Nicole, compare Nicolette.
Nicknames
cosie · cosa · cos · cosetosky
Vibe
gentleromantic
How it ages.
A literary classic forever tied to Les Misérables, tender and distinctive without feeling overused.
The cultural moment.
Ranked number 430 in France in 1962, the last year Cosette appeared in the French rankings; no rankings since, suggesting it is rarely used today.