# Kuiper

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkaɪpɚ/ · frequency rank #61,579

## Definitions
1. A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
2. Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)
3. An asteroid in Solar System, the 1776th asteroid registered

## Etymology
From Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kuiper