Etymology

Brooklyn

Brook·lyn
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Today it means: A borough in New York City, New York. It is located on the western end of Long Island. Full definition →

Dutch Breukelen
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromBreukelen
  2. English todayBrooklyn

From Dutch Breukelen, from broek (“wetland, marsh”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.