Brooklyn

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

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Brooklyn

New York City borough, named for village founded there 1646 and named for Dutch township of Breukelen near Utrecht; which is from Old High German bruoh "moor, marshland;" spelling of U.S. place name influenced by brook (n.), which probably is distantly related. Related: Brooklynese.