Etymology

Holbrook

H4O1L1B3R1O1O1K5

Today it means: A village and civil parish in Amber Valley district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3645). Full definition →

Old English hol
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromhol“hole; hollow, sunken”
  2. English todayHolbrook

From Old English hol (“hole; hollow, sunken”) + brōc (“stream, brook”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishhol all →

hollyHolleymangelHolcroftforeholdHolbury

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