Brooke - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Brooke \b-roo-ke\, also used as boy's name Brooke, is pronounced bruk. It is of Old English and Old German origin, and its meaning is "water, small stream". Also a surname. Actress Brooke Shields has made the English surname familiar as a girl's given name today. Actress Brooke Adams; philanthropist Brooke Astor.

Brooke has 8 variant forms: Brook, Brookelle, Brookie, Brooklyn, Brooklynn, Brooklynne, Brooks and Brooky.

Baby names that sound like Brooke are Borka and Breck.

Brooke is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Brooke. Compare Brooke with related baby names.