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Cooks (surname)
Cooks is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *Brandin Cooks (born 1993), American football player * Bridget R. Cooks, American art historian and curator * Carlos A. Cooks (1913–1966), American activist *Elijah Cooks (born 1998), American football player * Johnie Cooks (1958–2023), American football player * Judah Cooks (born 1976), American soccer player and coach * Kerry Cooks (born 1974), American football player and coach * Micah Cooks (born 1981), American soccer player * R. Graham Cooks, American chemist * Rayford Cooks (born 1982), American football player * Terrence Cooks (born 1966), American football player * Xavier Cooks (born 1995), Australian basketball player * Zach Cooks (born 1999), American basketball player * Antwuan Cooks (born 1986), American HS Basketball Coach See also * Davita Vance-Cooks, American business executive * Cookes, surname *Cook (surname) Cook is an occupational surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several given names and surnames are possible in the full name. In modern times most surnames are hereditary, although in most countries a person has a right to name change, change their name. Depending on culture, the surname may be placed either at the start of a person's name, or at the end. The number of surnames given to an individual also varies: in most cases it is just one, but in Portuguese-speaking countries and many Spanish-speaking countries, two surnames (one inherited from the mother and another from the father) are used for legal purposes. Depending on culture, not all members of a family unit are required to have identical surnames. In some countries, surnames are modified depending on gender and family membership status of a person. C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandin Cooks
Brandin Tawan Cooks (born September 25, 1993) is an American professional football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Oregon State Beavers, earning consensus All-American honors before being selected by the Saints in the first round of the 2014 NFL draft. Early life Cooks was born in Stockton, California, to Worth Cooks Sr. and Andrea Cooks on September 25, 1993. Worth Sr. died of a heart attack when Brandin was six years old and Cooks and his three brothers, Fred, Worth Jr., and Andre, were thereafter raised by their mother. He attended Lincoln High School in Stockton, where he played high school football for the Trojans. As a sophomore, he recorded 29 receptions for 600 yards and seven touchdowns. As a junior, he had 46 receptions for 783 yards and 10 touchdowns, while also collecting three interceptions on the defensive side of the ball. As a senior, he had 66 receptions for 1,125 yards and 11 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridget R
Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the Gaelic noun , meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the Gael". This saint took on many of the characteristics of the early Celtic goddess Brigid, who was the goddess of agriculture and healing and possibly also of poetry and fire. One of her epithets was "Brigid of the Holy Fire".Todd (1998), p. 23 In German and Scandinavian countries, the popularity of the name spread due to Saint Bridget of Sweden. In the Irish language, the name is spelled or , . In the Scottish Gaelic language, the name is spelled , . At one time the name was so popular for Irish girls that Bridey was used as a slang term for an Irish girl in English-speaking countries. Some Irish servant girls were called Biddie or Biddy by their employers even i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
