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.
He is also one of the most high profile people to come out in recent years, given that he hosts CNN's 'Anderson Cooper 360' and his own daytime TV talk show. Cooper came out by giving permission for friend Andrew Sullivan, who is openly gay, to print an email exchange between them on the Daily Beast.IMELINE: ANDERSON COOPER'S LIFE SO FAR. 1967 - born Anderson Hays Cooper on June 3 to mother, heiress Gloria Vanderbilt and father, writer Wyatt Emory Cooper. 1970 - appears as guest on the Tonight show aged three with his mother.