# Brooklyn

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɹʊk.lən/ · frequency rank #4,659

## Definitions
1. A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.
2. A town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States.
3. A village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.
4. A small town in Morgan County, Indiana, United States.
5. A small city Poweshiek County Iowa, United States.
6. A village in Jackson County, Michigan, United States.
7. A city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States.
8. A town in Green County, Wisconsin, United States.
9. A village in Dane County and Green County, Wisconsin.
10. A town in Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
11. A small town in Washburn County, Wisconsin.
12. A number of townships in the United States, listed under Brooklyn Township.
13. A suburb of Sydney in the Hornsby council area, New South Wales, Australia.
14. A small suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
15. A locality in Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
16. A suburb of Wellington, Wellington region, New Zealand.
17. A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage; variant form Brooklynn.
18. A unisex given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage.

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

## Easily confused with
- **Brookline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brookline-vs-brooklyn)

## Common misspellings (13)
`bbrooklyn`, `boroklyn`, `broklyn`, `brokolyn`, `brookklyn`, `brookllyn`, `brooklny`, `brooklynn`, `brooklyyn`, `brookyln`, `broolkyn`, `brrooklyn`, `rbooklyn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/brooklyn