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The Name Brooklyn - Origin and Meaning of Brooklyn
  



The Name Brooklyn - Origin and Meaning of Brooklyn


Gender

Masculine and Feminine

Origin of the Name Brooklyn

Dutch

Usage of the Name Brooklyn

English

Meaning of the Name Brooklyn

The name Brooklyn is a modern name. This is an adoption of the American place name Brooklyn, one of the five boroughs of New York City. It was originally named by Dutch settlers as Breukelen (Breukelen is a municipality and town in the Netherlands).

Famous Bearers

Bearers of the name include Brooklyn Sudano (born 1981), an American actress; Brooklyn Decker (born 1987), an American female fashion model.

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