Brooke

See also: brooke

English

Alternative forms

• Brook

Etymology

A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɹʊk/
• Rhymes: -ʊk

Proper noun

Brooke

1. A surname from Middle English
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, fairly popular since the 1970s.

Quotations

• 1993 Jonathan Kellerman, Devil's Waltz, Random House 1998, →ISBN, page 85

  "Cassie B.," I said. "What does the B. stand for?"

  "Brooks - that was my maiden name. It's sort of a tribute to Aunt Harriet. It's not exactly feminine, I guess. Brooke with an e would have been more of a girl's name. Like Brooke Shields. But I wanted to remember Aunt Harriet."

Translations

surname

• Russian: Брук m or f (Bruk)
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female given name

• Russian: Брук f (Bruk)
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Coordinate terms

• Brooks (the equivalent male given name)

Derived terms

• Brooke County

Anagrams

• Booker, booker, rebook