Given name & surname · also Middle English
Cousin
“familial relative”
Cousin is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from French.
Original FrenchCousineau
Meaning & origin
What it means
Cousin goes back to a word meaning “familial relative.”
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Where it comes from
Cousin comes from Middle English, and ultimately from French.
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How it developed
From Middle English Cosyn, from Old French cusin, cosin, cousin (“cousin”), from French cousin, cousine.
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Cousin’s family of names
In French usage, Cousin has a later derivative in COUSINS. In English usage, Cousin as a surname has a related form in Cosin. In English usage, Cousin as a surname has a related form in Cosins.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 19
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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