Brooklyn is a ♀ girl name.
Brooklyn derived from the name of the borough of New York City, originally named after the Dutch town of Breukelen. Brooklyn is also a combination of Brook and the name suffix “-lyn”.
Brooklyn means “broken land” (from Dutch “breuk” = to break) or “marsh land” (from Dutch broek = marsh). Besides, Brooklyn means “living near a brook” or “small stream” (from English “brook” or Old English “bróc” = brook/stream).
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