Cosette
Cosette is a girls' name of English origin meaning “little thing, victorious people.” Cosette was immortalized by Victor Hugo in Les Miserables as the name of the orphaned girl raised by Jean Valjean.
how do you pronounce Cosette?
koh-ZET
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what does Cosette mean?
The name Cosette means “little thing, victorious people.” It comes from the English language tradition.
Cosette was immortalized by Victor Hugo in Les Miserables as the name of the orphaned girl raised by Jean Valjean. Though Hugo likely derived it from the French 'chosette' (little thing), the name has transcended its humble meaning to embody resilience, grace, and the triumph of goodness over hardship.
where does the name Cosette come from?
The retrieved Wikipedia source gives no linguistic derivation for Cosette, covering only the character's fictional biography; the little thing gloss from French chosette, and the victorious people meaning, given elsewhere are not confirmed by anything found here.
the history of Cosette
Wikipedia confirms Cosette as a fictional character in Victor Hugo's 1862 novel Les Miserables, noting her birth name was Euphrasie and that, as the orphaned child of an unmarried mother deserted by her father, Hugo gave her no surname; in the novel she is also mistakenly identified as Ursule, Lark, or Mademoiselle Lanoire.
who are famous people named Cosette?
- Cosette (central character in Victor Hugo's Les Miserables)
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Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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