Information about the name James Cook.

James

The name James comes from English origin although is a vaiant of the name Jacob (hebrew).

The name can be either a first or second name. It is most common in males, but is also a female name.

James has 12 variant forms: Diego, Jacob, Jago, Jaime, Jamie, Jamison, Jayme, Jaymes, Jem, Jim, Jimmie and Jimmy.

The name James has been used by Kings of both England and Scotland.

Cook

The surname Cook is from English origin.

Cook means a man who cooks, a man who sold cooked meats or the keeper of an eatting house.

Comes from old English word of Coc meaning Cook.

Other spellings are Cooke and Coke

Sources
http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/James
http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/c/bl_name-COOK.htm