Kook

See also: kook and köök

English

Etymology

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

Kook (plural Kooks)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kook is the 41657^th 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

• 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

Etymology

From Middle Low German kôke, from Old Saxon *kōko, from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”). Related to cake, cookie.

Noun

Kook m (plural Koken)

1. cake

Derived terms

• Hönnigkook
• Pannkook

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• kook (Veldeke spelling)
• Kouk (Eupen, Selfkant)
• Kuk, Kok (various dialects, East Limburgish, Southeast Limburgish)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *kōkô (“cake; roll; bun”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoːk/
• Rhymes: -oːk

Noun

Kook m (plural Köök, diminutive Köökske) (German-based spelling, Rheinische Dokumenta spelling)

1. cake (both savoury and sweet)

Derived terms

• Rievkook