Brooke

brooke English Alternative forms en Brook Etymology A topographic surname for someone who lived near a brook. Pronunciation en /bɹʊk/, brŏŏk en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brooke.wav Southern England en en-us-brook.ogg Audio (US) en /bɹʉk/ Scotland,NI en ʊk 1 Proper noun en Middle English. en female surnames, fairly popular since the 1970s. it was further popularized by Brooke Shields in the 80s. en village/and/civil parish (without a council) in co/Rutland cc/England OS grid ref SK8405. Quotations en 1993 w:Jonathan Kellerman Devil's Waltz 85 Random House 1998 0345460715 "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." Coordinate terms en Brooks the equivalent male given name Derived terms en Brookeborough Brooke County Brookeville brookite Translations surname Russian: ru Брук m f female given name Russian: ru Брук f Anagrams en bekoor Booker booker rebook