Ukrainian and Belorussian: from the personal name Kuzma,
Greek Kosmas, a derivative of kosmos ‘universe’,
‘(ordered) arrangement’. St. Cosmas, martyred with his brother Damian
in Cilicia in the early 4th century ad, came to be widely
revered in the Eastern Church.
Slovenian (also
Küzma): from the personal name Kuzma,
Küzma, dialect forms of Kozma, Greek Kosmas
(see 1 above). The spelling Küzma come from easternmost
Slovenia.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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