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 [ 2 syll. broo-klyn, br-ookl-yn ] The boy name Brooklyn is also used as a girl name, with the latter form being much more common. Its pronunciation is BRUHKLahN KEY. Brooklyn is used predominantly in the English language and its origin is also English. The name's meaning is broken land. The masculine name was made known in 1999 when it was chosen for the son of the English footballer David Beckham and pop singer Victoria Beckham, who discovered in New York that they were expecting a baby. See Brooklyn for more info. Brooklyn is not regularly used as a baby name for boys. It is not listed in the top 1000 names. Brooklyn has mostly been a girl name in the past century. KEY: Pronunciation for Brooklyn: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; UH as in "hood (HH.UH.D)" ; K as in "key (K.IY)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
