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My middle child is Victoria Brooke and goes by her mn. I loved the nature reference when I chose the name and will admit there are preconceived notions that go along with it such as: girls and women named Brooke are cheerleaders (she isn't), or popular (she is) or stuck up (she isn't) or confident and friendly (she is). These notions do bug me somewhat but it is what it is. For the most part, people have responded favorably to her name -- although two elderly men have called her Brooks even after correcting them repeatedly! What I find truly interesting is that the older she gets, the more she'll use Victoria in formal situations without prompting from her dad or me. That doesn't bother me in the slightest since I adore Victoria.

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Re: Brooklyn, I've never known any although we do have a neighbor whose dog is Brook Lyn (after the Brooklyn Dodgers). :-) I don't like it nearly as well as Brooke.

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I think Brooke may appear to be more common than it actually is because it's a common mn, however, if you look at the SS stats, it never rose higher than the 40s. Brooke has only met two or three in her entire life (unlike all of the girls named Megan, Jessica, Lauren, Ashley, Brittany, Brianna, Emily, Caitlin, Katie / Kate, etc.).

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Of your combos, I like Brooke Annabelle (and Annabel) and Brooke Estella.

This message was edited 1/15/2012, 10:44 PM