Brooksley

Brooksley Meaning & Origin

About Brooksley
The name "Brooksley" is of English origin and is derived from the combination of the words "brook" and "ley." "Brook" refers to a small stream or a watercourse, while "ley" means a clearing or a meadow. Therefore, the name "Brooksley" can be interpreted to mean "meadow near a brook" or "clearing by the stream."

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Most individuals with the name Brooksley are female.

Brooksley Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -33.33% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PRKSL
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B60240
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B R UH1 K S L IY0
🌐 IPA
/brooksley*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PRKSL', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B624

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Brooksley in Braille

Here's how to represent Brooksley in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Brooksley in braille

How to Spell the Name Brooksley in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Brooksley using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Brooksley in sign language

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