Cooper - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Cooper \

is pronounced KOO-per. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "barrel maker". May also be the English form of a German surname meaning "coppersmith". Novelist James Fenimore Cooper; actor Gary Cooper.

Cooper has 1 variant form: Coop.

For more information, see also the related name Kiefer.

Baby names that sound like Cooper are Gibor and Gibbor.

Cooper is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#62 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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