Meaning and background
The story behind Cosette
Cosette has a precise literary identity in Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables. It is the nickname used for Fantine’s daughter, whose formal name in the story is Euphrasie, and the reference connects it with French chosette, a little thing. That nickname history is different from an ancient formal-name tradition. For a dog, Cosette can be an explicit tribute to the novel or its adaptations. The French pronunciation uses a voiced z sound in the middle, a useful detail if you want the spoken name to match that connection.
- Origin
- Literary nickname in Les Misérables, connected with French chosette, a little thing. Source
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About Cosette
Recorded as a dog’s name
Cosette appears in 4 dog licence records in the 2026 New York City dataset.
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Pronunciation and rhythm
/kəsɛt/
US English sound sequence, converted from the CMU dictionary. Stress marks are shown separately.
Stress on the second syllable in the recorded US readings.
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/kəsɛt/ · primary stress on syllable 2K AH0 S EH1 T
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — extract_year 2026 — Dog licence periods, not unique dogs; NYC only. No owner-level fields retrieved.
- Carnegie Mellon University / CMU Sphinx maintainers CMU US English Pronouncing Dictionary — US English dictionary readings; not owner-specific or exhaustive multilingual pronunciation
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