| Title: | A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy) |
| Notice: | BABYNAMES is now on-line and writable! Enjoy... |
| Moderator: | OASS::BURDEN_D |
| Created: | Tue Feb 13 1996 |
| Last Modified: | Fri May 30 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 996 |
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Any inforamtion available about the names Brook and Brock?
Curiously,
Lisa
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 357.1 | BITS1::HAGEN | Thu Mar 02 1989 08:18 | 5 | ||
They are both derived from Old English. Brock means "badger". Brook means "from the brook" The feminine version of Brook is Brooke. | |||||
| 357.2 | KUDZU::ANDERSON | Give me a U, give me a T... | Thu Mar 02 1989 18:45 | 15 | |
> They are both derived from Old English. > Brock means "badger". > Brook means "from the brook" Correct. BTW, they're both from the surnames. > The feminine version of Brook is Brooke. Hmmm ... With all the attention Brooke Shields has given it, this may be the case. It was originally, however, just a variant of Brook, the surname (e.g., Rupert Brooke). Brooks is another variant (Brooks Robinson), but is more of a family name. -- Cliff | |||||
| 357.3 | KAOFS::S_BROOK | Here today and here again tomorrow | Wed Apr 05 1989 16:01 | 10 | |
Brook - from or by the Brook
Brooke as a feminine name is a relatively recent invention.
Indeed it is normally a surname (like mine), and is strangely least
common without an e or an s. Most people want to pluralise me!
Occasionally Brook and Brock have been confused through history and
old parish registers have been known to interchange these two.
Stuart Brook (as in "The babbling stream"!)
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