The story behind Brooklyn
From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).
Pronunciation
General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈbɹʊk.lən/
Regional pronunciation variants
- New-York-City: /ˈbɹʷʊk.ɫɪn/
- New-York-City: [ˈbɹ̠ʷʊ̠kɫ̪ɪ̈n]
Popularity
Brooklyn ranked #118 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Brooklyn
Maarten
Borrowed from Dutch Maarten. Ultimately from Latin Mārtīnus, from Mārs + -īnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Baldwin
From Proto-West Germanic *Balþawini, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (“bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Barton
From Old English bere (“barley”) + Old English tūn (“enclosure”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Baudouin
From Latin Balduinus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Berlin
Borrowed from German Berlin.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Bethan
Shortened form of Bethany, from Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthanía), from Aramaic בית עניא (beth anya, “house of wretchedness”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Brooklyn
Claus
From Dutch and German Claus, a contraction of Nicolaus (“Nicholas”). The spelling Klaus is from more modern German Klaus and other Germanic languages.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends S
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Coen
* (Jewish): Variant of Cohen. * (given name): As a modern given name, also a variant of Koen.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Dirk
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Dirk.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends K
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Brooklyn
Dewitt
From Dutch de Witt. The verb sense alludes to the 17th-century assassination by lynching of Dutch politicians Cornelis de Witt and Johan de Witt.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Everett
From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde. Doublet of Everard.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends T
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Godeliève
Borrowed from Dutch Godelieve.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length