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Costard at a glance
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Shakespearean
- Western numerology
- 8
- Indian numerology
- 5
- Characters
- 7
- Popular
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What does Costard mean?
Costard is a baby name with Shakespearean context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Love's Labours Lost' A clown.
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