Kook
English edit
Etymology edit
Two main origins:
- Borrowed from Dutch Kook, an occupational surname for a baker or cook
- Variant spelling of the Korean surname 극 (geuk); compare Kuk.
Proper noun edit
Kook (plural Kooks)
- A surname.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kook is the 41657th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 522 individuals. Kook is most common among White (51.53%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (44.83%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 336.
German Low German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Low German kôke, from Old Saxon *kōko, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”). Related to cake, cookie.
Noun edit
Kook m (plural Koken)
Derived terms edit
Limburgish edit
Alternative forms edit
- kook (Veldeke spelling)
- Kouk (Eupen, Selfkant)
- Kuk, Kok (various dialects, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Kook m (plural Köök, diminutive Köökske) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)
- cake (both savoury and sweet)