Brook
See also: brook
English
Alternative forms
- Brooke
- Brooks
Proper noun
Brook
- A habitational surname for someone living by a brook.
- A surname, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”).
- A male given name transferred from the surname; frequently spelled Brooks.
- A female given name of modern usage; more often spelled Brooke.
Anagrams
- Borko, Borok, bokor, obrok
German Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German brôk, from Old Saxon *brōk, from Proto-Germanic *brōkaz. More at brook.
Noun
Brook m or n (plural Broken)
- A marsh; swamp