Cook

Meaning

1. An English surname originating as an occupation for a cook or seller of cooked food. Famously held by James Cook, English captain and explorer of the Pacific Ocean, and for whom the Cook Islands, Cook Strait and Mount Cook were named.
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9. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Synonyms

Captain Cook

James Cook

Captain James Cook

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kʊk/

Etymology

From cook. Doublet of Koch and Kok.