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'''Cosmas''' or '''Kosmas''' is a [[Greek language|Greek]] name ({{langx|grc|Κοσμᾶς|link=no}}), from [[Ancient Greek]] Κοσμᾶς (Kosmâs),  associated with the noun  κόσμος (kósmos), meaning "[[Cosmos|universe]]",  and the verb κοσμέω (to order, govern, adorn)  linked to  propriety. Alternate form: Κοσμίας;  female form: Κοσμώ. It may refer to:

== Saints ==
* [[Saints Cosmas and Damian]] (3rd century AD), Christian martyrs and physicians
* [[Cosmas the Monk]], (7th century AD), a Sicilian monk and tutor
* [[Cosmas of Maiuma]] (8th century AD), Syrian bishop and hymnographer
* [[Cosmas of Aphrodisia]] (died 1160), Sicilian Bishop and Martyr
* [[Cosmas of Aetolia]] (1714-1779), Greek orthodox priestmonk and missionary

== Patriarchs ==
* [[Patriarch Cosmas I of Constantinople]] (fl. 1075–1081), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
* [[Patriarch Cosmas II of Constantinople]] (fl. 1146–1147), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Constantinople
* [[Patriarch Cosmas I of Alexandria]] (727-768), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Patriarch Cosmas II of Alexandria]] (fl. 1714–1736), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Patriarch Cosmas III of Alexandria]] (fl. 1737–1746), Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Pope Cosmas I of Alexandria]] (fl. 729–730), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Pope Cosmas II of Alexandria]] (fl. 851–858), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria
* [[Pope Cosmas III of Alexandria]] (fl. 921–933), Coptic Patriarch of Alexandria

== Other people ==
* [[Cosmas the Priest]] (10th century?), Bulgarian writer
* [[Cosmas of Prague]] (1045–1125), Bohemian priest, writer and historian
* [[Cosmas, Bishop of Győr]] (fl. 1219–1222), Hungarian prelate
* [[Christopher and Cosmas]] (fl. 1587–1592), Japanese explorers
* [[Cosmas Damian Asam]] (1686-1739), German painter and architect
* [[Cosmas Gutkeled]] (fl. 1269–1321), Hungarian nobleman
* [[Cosmas Indicopleustes]] (fl. 6th century AD), Greek explorer
* [[Cosmas of Naples]] (7th century AD), [[Duke of Naples]]
* [[Cosmas Michael Angkur]] (1937–2024), Indonesian Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Cosmas Magaya]] (1953–2020), Zimbabwean mbira player
* [[Cosmas Ndeti]] (born 1971), Kenyan marathon runner
* [[Cosmas Zachos]] (born 1951), American physicist
* [[George Cosmas Adyebo]] (1945-2000), former Prime Minister of Uganda
* [[Johann Nepomuk Cosmas Michael Denis]] (1729-1800), Austrian poet, bibliographer and lepidopterist
* [[Kosmas Chatzicharalabous]], former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C.
* [[Kosmas Kiriakidis]], former president of the Greek football club AEK Athens F.C.
* [[Suzanne Kosmas]] (born 1944), American politician

== See also ==
* [[Cosimo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Cosma (disambiguation)]]
* [[Cosmo (disambiguation)]]
* [[Santi Cosma e Damiano (disambiguation)]]

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