"Brooks County" meaning in English

See Brooks County in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Named after Preston Brooks. Etymology templates: {{lang|en|Preston Brooks}} Preston Brooks, {{catlangname|en|eponyms|sort=}}, {{named-after|en|Preston Brooks}} Named after Preston Brooks Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Brooks County}} Brooks County
  1. A county of Georgia, United States. County seat: Quitman. Categories (place): Counties of Georgia, USA, Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks_County-en-name-9zqtMlSi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: Named after James Brooks. Etymology templates: {{lang|en|James Brooks}} James Brooks, {{catlangname|en|eponyms|sort=}}, {{named-after|en|James Brooks}} Named after James Brooks Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Brooks County}} Brooks County
  1. A county of Texas, United States. County seat: Falfurrias. Categories (place): Counties of Texas, USA, Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks_County-en-name-RCvZC31M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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