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.
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, known for his detached reportorial style, did something out of character on Tuesday. He got personal. As part of a series of stories called The Person Who Changed My Life, the journalist spoke about his late father, Wyatt Cooper, who died when Anderson Cooper was just 10 years old. He gave me the sense that I had value, that my ideas mattered, Cooper said. Cooper isn't the only CNN personality opening up.
Mary Cooper is the mother of Sheldon Cooper, George Cooper Jr. and Missy Cooper and wife/widow of George Cooper Sr.. She is a devout born-again Christian from East Texas. Her husband passed away many years ago. She is also the grandmother of Missy Cooper's son and the sister of Carl and Edward.