Brooke
Name from streams
Brooke is a given name, traditionally feminine, derived from the word for a small stream.
It gained popularity in the late twentieth century, partly through actress Brooke Shields.
The spelling with an *e* distinguishes it from the common noun.
Brooke called to say she'd be late. (Lowercase brook is a stream.)
stream
Narrow natural watercourse
- rivuletVery small stream
- rillVery small stream
- runnelSmall flowing waterway
- tributaryStream entering larger river
watercourse · babble · gurgle · ripple · current · flow · meander · freshwater
creek
Narrow natural watercourse
tributary · watercourse · babble · gurgle · ripple · current · flow · meander · freshwater · channel
actress
Female stage performer
Brooklyn
Western Long Island borough
Sienna · Skylar · Kennedy · Madison · Morgan · Riley · Quinn · Parker · Taylor · Sawyer
- British CommandersMontgomery, Wellington, Kitchener, Marlborough, Cromwell
- Field MarshalsMontgomery, Rommel, Kitchener, Wellington, Alexander
- War Poetrywar poem, war song, battle hymn, In Flanders Fields, Owen
- Literary surnamesDarcy, Copperfield, Twist, Gatsby
- Yorkshire SurnamesGreenwood, Shackleton, Sykes, Butterfield, Dyson
- babbling brookSmall stream making sounds
- bubbling brook
- brook troutEastern North American char
- Brooke Shields
- brook no argument
- mountain brookSmall watercourse on slopes