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Brake
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brake
English
Proper noun
s
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Brake is the 5591st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6220 individuals. Brake is most common among White (87.32%) individuals.
Anagrams
en abekr Abrek Baker baker barke break
German
de:+ (Unterweser)
de:+ (Bielefeld),+ (Lemgo)
Etymology
de ine-pro *bʰreg-
Brake in Wesermarsch: From de gml Broak, from gml broak pond caused by a dam failure, from the root of de osx brekan to break.
Brake in Eastern Westphalia and Lippe: From de gml brak adj brackish, brack.
Pronunciation
de /ˈbʁaːkə/
de Bra ke
Proper noun
toponym
de town/administrative seat dist/de:Wesermarsch s/Lower Saxony Brake (Unterweser)
de neighbourhood/and/former municipality district/Heepen city/Bielefeld state/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
de neighbourhood/and/former municipality town/de:Lemgo district/de:Lippe state/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany
Declension
toponym
Further reading
55–56
90–92, another one 92–93 extinct