Brooke (given name)
The name Brooke is a very common female given name and uncommonly a male given name, also used as a surname. The name Brooke was most popular in the early 1990s. Other forms of Brooke include Brook. The name "Brooke" is of Irish origin.
| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Gaelic |
| Meaning | "Water, small, stream" |
| Region of origin | County Cork |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Brook |
Notable people with the given name Brooke
Brooke is a given name. It is a variant of the name Brook.[1] People with this name include:
Female
- Brooke Alexander (born 1963), American beauty queen and actress
- Brooke Anderson (born 1978), CNN news anchor
- Brooke Astor (1902–2007), socialite and philanthropist
- Brooke Baldwin (born 1979), CNN news anchor
- Brooke Bennett (born 1980), American swimmer
- Brooke Bundy (born 1944), American actress
- Brooke Burfitt (born 1988), English actress and radio presenter
- Brooke Burke (born 1971), American actress, dancer, model, and television personality
- Brooke Burns (born 1978), American model, actress, and television personality
- Brooke Castile (born 1986), American figure skater
- Brooke Fraser (born 1983), New Zealand singer-songwriter
- Brooke Hanson (born 1978), Australian swimmer
- Brooke Harrington, American economic sociologist
- Brooke Henderson (born 1997), Canadian golfer
- Brooke Hogan (born 1988), American singer, daughter of wrestler Hulk Hogan, actress
- Brooke Kinsella (born 1983), British actress
- Brooke Krueger-Billett (born 1980), Australian hammer thrower
- Brooke Morrison (born 1979), Australian hockey player
- Brooke Richards, model
- Brooke E. Sheldon (1931–2013), American librarian
- Brooke Shields (born 1965), actress and model
- Brooke Shipley, American mathematician
- Brooke Tessmacher (born 1984), American wrestler
- Brooke Valentine (born 1984), American singer-songwriter
- Brooke Vincent (born 1992), English actress
- Brooke White (born 1983), American folk-pop singer and American Idol contestant
Male
- Brooke Benjamin (1929–1995), English mathematical physicist and mathematician
- Brooke Makler (1951–2010), American Olympic fencer
- Brooke McEldowney (born 1952), cartoonist
- Brooke Nihart (1919–2006), American Marine, Navy Cross recipient and historian
- Brooke Stevens, American fantasy and thriller writer
Fictional characters
- Brooke Armstrong, fictional character from Melrose Place
- Brooke Davis (One Tree Hill), fictional character in the CW television series One Tree Hill
- Brooke Logan, fictional character in the CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
- Brooke Lohst, fictional character in the book Be More Chill
- Brooke Page, fictional character in the Mattel franchise Ever After High
- Brooke Scott, fictional character from the video game Life Is Strange
See also
References
- "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Brooke". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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