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is she Asian, why is her last name Cuoco?


her last name sounds Asian.

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Cuoco is Italian for "Cook"

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how? i've never heard of a last name that means something in a language? so, how did this happen?

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My mother's maiden name translates to carpenter and my father's last name translates to priest. It's not abnormal.

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yes it is

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Your last name, Barnett, means various places.

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Barnet means the hair on your head :)

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Many last names are derived from existing words. For example:
Baker, Miller, Carpenter all come from trades.
Patel means Chief.
Chang in Chinese means Free or smooth.
Sinatra is derived from the Italian word for Senator

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Cook is a last name in English.

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Her last name Cuoco is an Italian word for Cook, as in someone who cooks.

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I just saw something about her divorce and realized she married someone whose last name is what hers translates to in English.

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Have you never met or heard of someone with the last name Cook?

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Cuoco does not sound Asian. Not at all.

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Are you Nigerian? Why is your last name Barnett?

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Was the name of one of the sailors that paid his momma 5 bucks for a horizontal hustle.

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Is she married to McCauley Cuoco?

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LOL

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I heard a very similar name today that was Hungarian.

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"Kokó" (pronounced as Coco) is a nickname for people with the last name "Kovács" (Smith).

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I truly believe that she likes CoCoa Puffs.

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Her last name is Cuoco because that's her parents' last name.

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Cuoco doesn't sound Asian AT. ALL.

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