Costus: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Costus – Meaning: name of a fragrant spice-plant root, ultimately from a Sanskrit plant name – Origin: Sanskrit (via Greek and Latin) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: KOS-tus


Costus is a Sanskrit (via Greek and Latin) boy's name meaning “name of a fragrant spice-plant root, ultimately from a Sanskrit plant name”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.

Meaning & Origin of Costus

Meaning: Name of a fragrant spice-plant root, ultimately from a Sanskrit plant name.

Origin: Sanskrit (via Greek and Latin).

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Costus

Phonetic: KOS-tus   IPA: /ˈkɒstəs/

Popularity of Costus

Costus doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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