"Brooks" meaning in English

See Brooks in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /bɹʊks/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Brooks.wav [UK]
Rhymes: -ʊks Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Brooks
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English, variant of Brook. Derived forms: Brooks County, Brooks Range, Brooksville Coordinate_terms: Brooke (english: the equivalent female given name)
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-20kaNd5Y Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 10 9 9 16 9 9
  2. A male given name Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Synonyms (given name): Brook [surname]
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-YXBLU7xd Disambiguation of 'given name': 5 83 1 2 3 2 3
  3. A placename
    A city in Alberta, Canada
    Categories (place): Cities in Alberta, Cities in Canada, Places in Alberta, Places in Canada
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-1QLfQEPs
  4. A placename
    A town in Georgia, United States
    Categories (place): Places in Georgia, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Georgia, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-sPd3fDnI
  5. A placename
    A census-designated place in Kentucky, United States
    Categories (place): Census-designated places in Kentucky, USA, Census-designated places in the United States, Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-IW~gyArY
  6. A placename
    A town in Maine, United States
    Categories (place): Places in Maine, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Maine, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-4drdRfgs
  7. A placename
    A city in Minnesota, United States
    Categories (place): Cities in Minnesota, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Minnesota, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Brooks-en-name-ICqDpW9i

Alternative forms

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