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Captain James Cook

Etymology

From cook. Doublet of Koch and Kok.

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Cook (countable and uncountable, plural Cooks)

  1. (countable) 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.
  2. A placename:
    1. A locale in the United States.
      1. A city in Minnesota; named for railroad official Wirth Cook.
      2. A village in Nebraska; named for landowner Andrew Cook.
      3. An unincorporated community in Ohio; named for landowner Matthew S. Cook.
    2. A suburb of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; named for James Cook.
    3. The Shire of Cook, a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia.
    4. A ghost town in South Australia, Australia; named for Joseph Cook, 6th Prime Minister of Australia.
    5. A river in New Zealand.
      Synonym: Weheka
  3. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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