The baby name Koop is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /koːp/; English approximation: KOHp (one syllable, long 'o' as in 'go'/ 'cope').
Koop is Dutch in Origin.
The baby name Koop is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced IPA: /koːp/; English approximation: KOHp (one syllable, long 'o' as in 'go'/ 'cope').
Koop is Dutch in Origin.
Koop is a Dutch and Frisian name most widely found as a surname meaning “purchase; trade,” from Middle Dutch coop “purchase” and the verb kopen “to buy,” used for a merchant or dealer; compare Dutch Koopman “merchant” and German Kaufmann. The surname appears across the Low Countries and northern Germany from the 16th century, and in Dutch-immigrant communities abroad. As a given name, Koop is a recent, minimalist, surname-style choice, seen sporadically in the Netherlands and among Dutch-American families.
Variants and related forms include Coop (an anglicized spelling), Koops/Coops (patronymic plurals), and extended forms like Koopman/Koopmans. Cognates reflect the same trading root in other languages, such as German Kauf. Not to be confused with Koos or Kobus, nicknames of Jacobus, which are etymologically separate. The core meaning evokes a buyer or merchant - someone adept at making a good deal - giving the name a crisp, modern, entrepreneurial vibe.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO | Boys | 0 | #234 | 1 | 5,842 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #560 | 2 | 19,177 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #806 | 1 | 18,755 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #877 | 75 | 5,873 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #926 | 1 | 14,506 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,070 | 3 | 24,821 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,100 | 12 | 25,439 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,169 | 10 | 25,619 |
| MA | 0 | #1,197 | 3 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,231 | 4 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Koop is popular in 18 countries — most recent births per country:
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