Crook
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See also: crook
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
- The English surname is derived from the noun crook (“bend, hook”).
- The places in Durham and Cumbria are of Brythonic origin, from crug (“hill, mound”).
Proper noun[edit]
Crook
- A town (unparished) in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ1635).
- A village and civil parish (served by Crook and Winster Parish Council) in South Lakeland district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD4695). [1]
- A statutory town in Logan County, Colorado, United States, named after George Crook
- An unincorporated community in Osage County, Missouri, United States, so named because of a local merchant's business practices (thus being derived from crook (thief)).
- A surname.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crook”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 387.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Brythonic languages
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Towns in County Durham, England
- en:Towns in England
- en:Places in County Durham, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Cumbria, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Civil parishes of England
- en:Places in Cumbria, England
- en:Towns in Colorado, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Colorado, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Unincorporated communities in Missouri, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- English surnames