Brooks - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Brooks \b-roo-

, also used as girl's name Brooks, is pronounced brux. It is of Old English and Old German origin, and its meaning is "water, small stream". Director Brooks Atkinson.

Brooks has 4 variant forms: Brook, Brooke, Brookes and Brookie.

For more information, see also the related name Calder.

Baby names that sound like Brooks are Briggs, Burgess, Burgiss, Burges and Parks.

Brooks is a somewhat common first name for men (#829 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#73 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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