Kuiper

• Kuipers, Kuijpers, Kuypers

From Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪpɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪpə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)

Kuiper (plural Kuipers)

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

• (asteroid): Asteroid Kuiper, 1776 Kuiper, (1776) Kuiper, Asteroid 1776

• (surname): Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• (asteroid): 1776 Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Gerard Kuiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• UKIPer, pukier

Capitalization of kuiper.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkœy̯.pər/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Kui‧per

Kuiper ?

1. a surname, Kuiper, originating as an occupation, derived from kuiper (“cooper”)

• English: Kuiper
  • English: Kuiper belt

• Kuijper
• Kuyper (rare)

• kruipe