Brook

See also: brook

English

Alternative forms

Proper noun

Brook

  1. A habitational surname​ for someone living by a brook.
  2. A surname​, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך‎ (barúkh, “blessed”).
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname; frequently spelled Brooks.
  4. A female given name of modern usage; more often spelled Brooke.

Anagrams

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German brôk, from Old Saxon *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz. More at brook.

Noun

Brook m, n (plural Broken)

  1. A marsh; swamp
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