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.
Anderson Cooper, blue suit, pictured with brother Carter and mom Gloria Vanderbilt in 1979 and, right, Cooper and his mom together in 2010. .@ARTonAIR extraordinary. This is the first time I am hearing my father' voice since I was ten years old.
Anderson Cooper is the son of a Gloria Vanderbilt; one of the nations most wealthiest people (i.e. Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC). His family's net-worth could be estimated at hundreds of millions, if not a billions of dollars. Basically, he had no need to work his way up in Journalism, he comes from the wealthiest 1% of the world. Cassady Ledford.