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Very faux preppy and pretentious. It’s trying too hard and its slip is showing.
It’s about on par with “names” like Hayes, Gaines, Maines, and Collins. Aspirational names picked by Southern moms a couple generations away from the farm trying to pass as old money or something. (I am a southern mother a couple generations from the farm so I can say shit like this!)
It’s about on par with “names” like Hayes, Gaines, Maines, and Collins. Aspirational names picked by Southern moms a couple generations away from the farm trying to pass as old money or something. (I am a southern mother a couple generations from the farm so I can say shit like this!)
This message was edited 10/25/2021, 11:22 AM
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Where I live, the Afrikaans word that sounds like Brooks means either trousers or knickers. Need I say more?
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Broek?
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Beslis! But it's been taken over, locally, by English and other languages, which freely use the -s form. To a small child: "Pull up your broeks!" And the diminutive is broekie, which would work for Brooke as well.
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I like it. I probably wouldn’t use it now because it’s so popular. There are 3 boys in my preschool named Brooks.
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Not really my cup of tea in style but it's serviceable.
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My 9 month old nephew is named Brooks. Its...fine. We call him Brooksy.
I have been hearing it everywhere since my sister used it.
I have been hearing it everywhere since my sister used it.
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Brooks no argument.
Brooks Brothers
Rhymes with crooks...
Those are my associations. It's a nature name potentially, too, but we say 'creeks' where I live instead, and I wouldn't love that as a name either. It sounds like a verb or a plural noun, both of which would be unusual for a word name.
I'm ambivalent about it; I feel like it's awkward but could be a little endearing. Of Br* surnames, I slightly prefer Bridger.
Brooks Brothers
Rhymes with crooks...
Those are my associations. It's a nature name potentially, too, but we say 'creeks' where I live instead, and I wouldn't love that as a name either. It sounds like a verb or a plural noun, both of which would be unusual for a word name.
I'm ambivalent about it; I feel like it's awkward but could be a little endearing. Of Br* surnames, I slightly prefer Bridger.
This message was edited 10/25/2021, 8:43 PM
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Why has this name torpedoed out of nowhere to be the IT and NOW name of 2021? I mean it is Everywhere. I don't care about it. It doesn't interest me. Why is it suddenly so interesting? I'm going to pray for answers
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Maybe, subconsciously, people are dwelling on tolerance/intolerance.
Or, picnicking by a quaint little stream while wearing preppy dark academia style clothing seems like something that could be trending. Brooks seems perfect for that vibe.
Or, it's become the masculine version of Brooklyn.
+ It's apparently been in the US top 1000 for over a century, and even though somehow I've never heard of anyone called it, that's not quite out of nowhere.
Or, picnicking by a quaint little stream while wearing preppy dark academia style clothing seems like something that could be trending. Brooks seems perfect for that vibe.
Or, it's become the masculine version of Brooklyn.
+ It's apparently been in the US top 1000 for over a century, and even though somehow I've never heard of anyone called it, that's not quite out of nowhere.
This message was edited 10/25/2021, 8:58 PM
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people are dwelling on tolerance/intolerance.
What... does this mean in this context?
Ok maybe not nowhere but there's definitely an explosion.
What... does this mean in this context?
Ok maybe not nowhere but there's definitely an explosion.
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Brook is a verb. Means to tolerate/stand/endure (or not, "brooks no____"). Not very common, but I've heard it used that way more than the nature word noun way. When I combine associations from both words, it's pretty cool actually.
I'm not saying it's a word at the forefront of all Americans' minds, but probably they've at least heard it without realizing before, similar to how people see unrecognizable faces in dreams, so when they do encounter it as a name possibility, it resonates? Idk, why do fad names happen? That's a more fun explanation to me than assuming it's all about Brooks Brothers ads or running shoes or someone famous.
I'm not saying it's a word at the forefront of all Americans' minds, but probably they've at least heard it without realizing before, similar to how people see unrecognizable faces in dreams, so when they do encounter it as a name possibility, it resonates? Idk, why do fad names happen? That's a more fun explanation to me than assuming it's all about Brooks Brothers ads or running shoes or someone famous.
This message was edited 10/26/2021, 9:11 AM
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Eh, it's okay, I guess. My cousin just named her baby this and it doesn't seem to fit for them. It definitely sounds like a cowboy name.
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It sounds okay, but I prefer Brook/Brooke because it sounds softer. I don't mind nature names. It sounds like a plural/possessive noun, so that might be confusing in conversations.
But I don't think its a big deal. I believe that people don't usually say the word 'brook' unless they're interested in nature. Everyone says river or lake though, out of habit, especially for location names. (Lake Erie, Lake Ontario; Amazon River, Indus River, etc.)
Its a good nickname for Brook, too. It sounds manly. I prefer it to Brookie, which is usually given to girls named Brooke. I don't like the -ookie in the name. I think it sounds rough.
All in all, 7/10.
But I don't think its a big deal. I believe that people don't usually say the word 'brook' unless they're interested in nature. Everyone says river or lake though, out of habit, especially for location names. (Lake Erie, Lake Ontario; Amazon River, Indus River, etc.)
Its a good nickname for Brook, too. It sounds manly. I prefer it to Brookie, which is usually given to girls named Brooke. I don't like the -ookie in the name. I think it sounds rough.
All in all, 7/10.
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Don't like it at all
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