Brook

brook English + (surname) + (places) Alternative forms en Brooke en Brooks Etymology As an English surname, from the noun en brook body of water. As a north en de - surname, from en nds - nds-de Brook swamp, marsh, related to the above. As a en nl - surname, Americanized from en Broek, from nl broek marsh, also related to the above. As a Jewish and German surname, Americanized from en Bruck, en Bruch (from de Bruch wetland wetland, marsh). Pronunciation brŏŏk en /bɹʊk/ RP,GA,AU, en en-us-brook.ogg US en /bɹɵk/ SSB en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brooke.wav Southern England) en /bɾʊk/ Wales en foot-goose en /bɾʉk/ Scotland en /bɹʉk/ NI en /bɹuːk/ obsolete Brook 145 2 1 en ʊk 1 Proper noun en habitational Middle English for someone living by a brook. en Hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew he ברך barúkh blessed. en male surnames Brooks. en female surnames Brooke modern. en town co/Newton County s/Indiana c/USA. en number of places cc/England: en hamlet par/Tedburn St Mary dist/Teignbridge co/Devon, divided into Higher and Lower Brook OS grid ref SX8091. List of United Kingdom locations: Broo-Brt#Broo en hamlet par/Tavistock dist/West Devon co/Devon OS grid ref SX4772. en hamlet par/Bramshaw dist/New Forest co/Hampshire OS grid ref SU2714. en hamlet par/King's Somborne dist/Test Valley co/Hampshire OS grid ref SU3428. en village par/Brighstone co/Isle of Wight OS grid ref SZ3983. en village/and/cpar in bor/Ashford co/Kent OS grid ref TR0644. Parish map (Kent) en hamlet par/Albury bor/Guildford co/Surrey OS grid ref TQ0646. en hamlet par/Witley bor/Waverley co/Surrey OS grid ref SU9338. en hamlet wcomm/Llanddowror co/Carmarthenshire cc/Wales OS grid ref SN2609. References Anagrams en bkoor Borko Borok bokor obrok en surnames from common nouns unisex given names Low German Etymology From nds gml brôk, from nds osx *brōk, from nds gmw-pro *brōk. Noun m,n Broken nds GLG marsh; swamp