Brooklyn
Also spelled: Brooklynn
Usually a girl's name
- Meaning
- The New York borough, named after Dutch Breukelen, from a word for 'marsh' Well attested
Often said to mean 'stream' or 'water'; 'brook' only shaped the spelling, though some treat it as Brooke + -lyn.
- Origin
- American place name, from Dutch
- Popularity
US 2025: #118 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #951
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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