Brookfield

B3R1O1O1K5F4I1E1L1D2

proper noun

A suburb of Hadfield, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0195).

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

proper nounBrookfield (countable and uncountable, plural Brookfields)

plural Brookfields

  1. A number of places in the United Kingdom:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Hadfield, High Peak borough, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK0195).
    2. countableuncountableA hamlet in Kingstone parish, Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO4334).
    3. countableuncountableA suburb and ward in north-east Preston, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD5631).
    4. countableuncountableA southern suburb of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ4815).
    5. countableuncountableA village in Renfrewshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS4164).
  2. A number of places in Canada:
    1. countableuncountableA community on the north-east coast of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    2. countableuncountableA community in Colchester County, Nova Scotia.
    3. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
    4. countableuncountableA community in Lot 24 township, Queens County, Prince Edward Island.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town in Fairfield County, Connecticut.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tift County, Georgia.
    3. countableuncountableA village and zoo in Cook County, Illinois.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Moral Township, Shelby County, Indiana.
    5. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Worcester County, Massachusetts.
    6. countableuncountableA town in Carroll County, New Hampshire.
    7. countableuncountableA town and hamlet therein, in Madison County, New York.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Orange County, Vermont.
    9. countableuncountableA city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
    10. countableuncountableA town in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, adjacent to the city.
    11. countableuncountableA number of townships in the United States, including in Illinois, Iowa (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania, listed under Brookfield Township.
  4. A number of places in Australia:
    1. countableuncountableA locality in the Dungog council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
    2. countableuncountableA suburb of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
    3. countableuncountableA suburb of Melbourne, in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia.
  5. countableuncountableA suburb of Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.
  6. countableA habitational surname from Old English, from any of the villages in England.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbrōc“brook”
  2. EnglishBrookfield

From Old English brōc (“brook”) + feld (“field”).

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APA

Brookfield. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brookfield

MLA

“Brookfield.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brookfield. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brookfield,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brookfield.

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