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Cooper

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Cooper

  1. A botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist Daniel Cooper (~1817-1842).

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Cooper (countable and uncountable, plural Coopers)

  1. (countable) An English surname originating as an occupation derived from cooper.
    • 1788 July 10, “Friday’s Post”, in The Ipswich Journal, number 3026, Ipswich, Suffolk, published 1788 July 12, page [2], column 1:
      The young lady, who made her firſt appearance in Lady Bab Lardoon, at the Haymarket on Monday night laſt, is a Miſs Prideaux, and lineally deſcended from one of the daughters and co-heireſſes of the Right Hon. John Wilmot, the witty Earl of Rocheſter, and conſequently related to the Sandwiches, Pomfrets, Coopers, and many other noble families.
  2. (countable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. A placename in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Monterey County, California.
    2. An unincorporated community in Tazewell County, Illinois.
    3. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Iowa.
    4. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Kentucky.
    5. A small town in Washington County, Maine.
    6. A neighbourhood in south Minneapolis, Minnesota.
    7. A locality in West Milford township, Passaic County, New Jersey.
    8. An unincorporated community in Seneca County, Ohio.
    9. A city, the county seat of Delta County, Texas.
    10. An unincorporated community in Houston County, Texas.
    11. A number of townships, listed under Cooper Township.
    12. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.
    13. Ellipsis of Cooper County.

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