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How to pronounce Brooklyn (BRUK-lin)

Brooklyn

BRUK-lin

BRUKlin

American place name used as a unisex first name. Two syllables, stress on the first.

Notes

American place name used as a unisex first name. Two syllables, stress on the first.

Origin & meaning

Origin
Dutch via American English
Meaning
broken land (from the New York borough Breukelen)

Popularity

From the Brooklyn borough of New York City; popularised by David and Victoria Beckham's son Brooklyn.

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