Many Spanish given names honor the Virgin Mary. Girls are frequently given the name Maria or Maria followed by a suffix name and boys are sometimes given the name Maria as a middle name. Girls with Marian composite names may use the suffix portion of their name as their main informal name.
Cooper's father and Vanderbilt's husband Wyatt Emory Cooper, who Vanderbilt still believes is the love of her life, died at a young age and Vanderbilt never married again. Anderson was only ten years old when his father died suddenly of heart failure.
Anderson Cooper will NOT inherit any of his mother's Vanderbilt millions when she dies. 1  The CNN host's mother Gloria Vanderbilt inherited millions from her relative's development of the American railroad system. 2  Anderson revealed that 'she's made it clear' that he will not be getting any of that money when she dies.