Brooks - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Brooks \b-roo-ks\, also used as boy's name Brooks, is a variant of Brooke (Old English, Old German), and the meaning of Brooks is "water, small stream".

Similar baby names are Brooky and Brook.

Brooks is an uncommon first name for women but a very common last name for both men and women (#73 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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