Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a boy name of English origin, meaning From the borough; broken land.
What Brooklyn means
From the borough; broken land.
Brooklyn sits at 8 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Brooklyn comes from
English names come from a long layering of Anglo-Saxon, Norman French, and biblical sources. Many began as surnames, place names, or occupations before they were ever used as first names.
Brooklyn is recorded as English in origin. Browse other English names.
How popular is Brooklyn?
Brooklyn does not currently chart in the top 100 boy names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Brooklyn
We group Brooklyn under Celebrity. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.
Themes: Celebrity
Names like Brooklyn
These share Brooklyn's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Banks — Dweller by the riverbank.
- Bear — Strong and brave as a bear.
- Bronx — From the New York borough.
- Egypt — From the land of the Nile.
- Future — The time yet to come.
- Golden — Made of gold; precious.
- Legend — A celebrated story; a renowned one.
- Reign — Sovereign rule; royal power.
- Saint — A holy and revered person.
- Seven — The sacred number seven.
- Sir — A title of honour and respect.
- Sparrow — The small, lively bird.
More English names
- Brooke — A small stream.
- Bryony — To sprout; a climbing vine.
- Bronx — From the New York borough.
- Camden — Winding valley.
- Bristol — From the bridge by the meeting place.
- Canyon — A deep gorge in the earth.
- Briar — A wild, thorny rose bush.
- Carter — One who transports goods.
- Brayden — Broad meadow; brave.
- Cedar — The strong, fragrant cedar tree.