Cosima

Cosima is a girl's baby name of Greek origin, the Italian feminine form of Cosimo, from the Greek Kosmas, from kosmos (order, beauty, world), meaning 'order' or 'beauty of the universe' — a name with deep connections to the Medici dynasty and the world of classical music.

With over 320 recorded births, Cosima is most closely associated with Cosima Wagner (1837–1930), the daughter of Franz Liszt who became the wife of composer Richard Wagner and a towering figure in 19th-century musical life. As director of the Bayreuth Festival after Wagner's death, she shaped how his operas were performed for decades. Her mother was named Cosima after the Italian tradition; the name carries the full weight of aristocratic Italian and German cultural history.