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Brooklyn

/BROOK-lin/

Broken land, marshland

What does Brooklyn mean?

Brooklyn means broken land — NYC borough name.

Origin

Dutch
English

Variations

Brooklyn · Brooklynn

Nicknames

Brook

Sibling name ideas

Boys

Hudson
Phoenix
Atlas

Girls

London
Sydney
Paris

More girl names like Brooklyn

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