Brook

proper nounattested in dialogue

United Kingdom//bɹɵk//
Australia//bɹʊk//
Scotland//bɾʉk//
//bɾʊk//

A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook.

proper noun

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A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook.
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A surname from Hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”).
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A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brooks.
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A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Brooke.
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A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States.
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Tedburn St Mary parish, Teignbridge district, Devon, divided into Higher and Lower Brook (OS grid ref SX8091).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Tavistock parish, West Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX4772).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Bramshaw parish, New Forest district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU2714).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in King's Somborne parish, Test Valley district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU3428).
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A number of places in England: A village in Brighstone parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3983).
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A number of places in England: A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Albury parish, Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0646).
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A number of places in England: A hamlet in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9338).
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A hamlet in Llanddowror community, Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2609).

Etymology

* As an English surname, from the noun brook. * As a north German surname, from Low German Brook (“swamp, marsh”), related to the above. * As a Dutch surname, Americanized from Broek, from broek, also related to the above. * As a Jewish and German surname, Americanized from Bruck, Bruch (from Bruch (“wetland, marsh”)).

brood · The young of certain animals, especially a group of young…brooding · Broody; incubating eggs by sitting on them.brook · To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.

Brook · A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook.

Brooke · A surname from Middle English.Brooklyn · A number of places in the United States: A borough in New…Brooks · A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Brook.

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