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It's my name, so I am totally biased. I've grown to love it, though as a child I wanted a more common name. My last name is one syllable, and it always bothered me that my name was only 2 syllables long. My middle name is Elizabeth, but people rarely use middle names.

Dito...it's my name and my last name is one syllable and that ALWAYS bothered me. And your right...as I've gotten older I have learned to love it. I was born in 78 and it was VERY rare then.

Personal experiences with the name Brooke: | Edit

My middle name is Brooke, but it is the name I go by. I really like my name but a common thing to happen is that people will spell it Brook. And I say no, there's and e. Like Brooke with an e. And they say it is like Anne with an e.

I named my daughter Brooke. She was born in 1980 and back then it wasn't a common name. People used to ask me if it was an old family name and comment on how well they liked it.

My first name is Brooke and many people my age and yonger (I'm 16) seem to have it as a middle name.

Nicknames for Brooke: | Edit

My friends like to call me Bro, or Brookie. One of my friends calls me Brookie Cookie. My mom used to call me cupcake, lol.

That's funny because I used to call my daughter Brookie Cookie too. She got Brooklyn lots at school. I think it's a beautiful name!

All my close friends and family know that if they want to get me PO'ed they call me Brookie...and if they really want to see me get mad...they will call me Brookie Cookie! I guess people aren't that original!! haha

My name is Brooke and my middle name is really Lynn. People at school always call me Brookelynn, even if they don't know its my middle name. I've also been called Brookie Cookie by parents and classmates.

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Famous real-life people named Brooke: | Edit

Brooke Burke, Brooke Hogan, Brooke Shields

Brooke in song, story & screen: | Edit

Brooke Davis, character from the CW's "One Tree Hill"