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I like the name, and I like Les Mis. I think it would be a good idea... I just didn't actually like the character that much. Now, I haven't read the book (I know, I need to...) but in the play she doesn't actually DO much, and if I were going to name a child after a character I'd want the character to be a good role model. Now, I know the name isn't necessarily after the character, but they seem very intertwined to me.
Still, I'd be very happy is I met a little Cosette. Cosi, Cosy, Cos, Sette, Setta, Set? Mns... hmm...

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Cosette Linnea
Cosette Elise
Cosette Wilhelmina
Cosette Louisa
Corette Aurelia
Cosette Saffron
Cosette Liliane
Cosette Iseult
Cosette Leonie
Cosette Mathilda
Cosette Helene
Cosette Amarantha
Cosette Maria
Cosette Isabel
Cosette Halcyone
Cosette Alina
Cosette Jasmine
Cosette Nessa
Cosette Bethan
Cosette Fatima
Cosette Lily

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I used to have a cat named Cosette but I think it works for humans too. ;-) Actually, we called her Cozy a lot because she was so tiny when we got her.

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I've no time for combos right now (although I think French names would suit it beautifully) but wanted to say that I'd be thrilled to see someone named Cosette.

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ETA that when we'd take Cosette to the vet we'd sometimes encounter people who couldn't spell it (Cozet) or who had never heard of it. Still, I think it would be an easy problem to deal with. Seems pretty straightforward to me.

This message was edited 2/12/2011, 9:22 AM

My Les Mis senses are tingling...

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I say YES!

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Cosette Ursula is what I've come up with, but you'd have to be a huge Les Mis dork to love it. Cozy is freakin' adorable.

I like the idea of Cosette because of its literary and theatrical ties, but Cozy I think is on par with something like Princess or Precious or Lamb - ok as a family name, but not for everyday use. It's way too cutesy. I like the zappier, stronger Zettie or Zette.

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I'd pair Cosette with something more serious and mature, like

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Cosette Miriam
Cosette Lucille
Cosette Agatha, Cosette Agnes (though they sound nicer as Agatha Cosette and Agnes Cosette imo)
Cosette Martha
Cosette Blanche
Cosette Frederica
Cosette Barbara
Cosette Henrietta
Cosette Marjorie
Cosette Rebecca
Rose Cosette

I LOVE this name! :) I don't like the nickname Cozy. I don't think it needs a nickname at all.

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Cosette Romaine
Cosette Anais
Cosette Aida
Cosette Guinevere
Cosette Eponine :)
Cosette Ariane
Cosette Emma
Cosette Elodie
Cosette Grace
Cosette Axelle
Cosette Germaine
Cosette Sidonie
Cosette Angeline
Cosette Elise

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Any you like?

I knew a REALLY DUMB GIRL named Cozette. Like, REALLY dumb. I do think her friends called her Cozy, but I bet they were also dumb.

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I used to think it was kind of cute before her, but now I think it's comically ditzy. The problem with Cosette is that, aside from sounding cute, it's really got nothing behind it. It was even a nickname in Les Mis, and the comments don't make it sound like it was a particularly strong nickname. It sounds like "little thing" to me, as Cosa in Spanish is "thing" and -ette is a diminutive. I wouldn't want to be named it. But I think it would be kind of sweet as a middle name, and since it's an iamb it could go easily with a lot of stuff.

I just can’t get past the cosset thing. I think Ettie/ Ette or even Nettie would work as a nickname.

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Cosette Manon
Cosette Eve
Cosette Amelie
Cosette Sophie
Cosette Alana
Cosette Olive
Cosette Zenovia
Cosette Cecilia
Cosette Magnolia
Cosette Aida
Cosette Sebastienne
Cosette Noele
Cosette Naomi
Cosette Paige
Cosette Odessa
Cosette Teuta

Yes, yes, yes!!! I've loved Cosette for so long! Ever since Les Mis... But any combo I've ever thought of has had Cosette as a middle name. I agree about Cozy being a bit obnoxious, though it'd be pretty cute for a small child :) If you were to use Cosette as a first name, I'd have the middle name begin with a vowel. The combo at the top of my mind right now is Cosette Amelia.