Holbrook: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Holbrook – Meaning: brook in the hollow – Origin: Old English – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: HOHL-brook


Holbrook is an Old English boy's name meaning “brook in the hollow”. It appears in our list of Edwardian Baby Boy Names With Classic Gravitas.

Meaning & Origin of Holbrook

Meaning: Brook in the hollow.

Origin: Old English.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Holbrook

Phonetic: HOHL-brook   IPA: /ˈhoʊlbrʊk/

Popularity of Holbrook

Holbrook doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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