As proper nouns the difference between brooke and jeffrey
is that brooke is {{surname|from=Middle English} while Jeffrey is a given name derived from Germanic, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
As a noun brooke
is obsolete spelling of lang=en.
As a verb brooke
is obsolete spelling of lang=en.
brooke
English
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
transferred from the surname, fairly popular since the 1970s.
Quotations
* 1993 , Devil's Waltz , Random House 1998, ISBN 0345460715, page 85
*: "Cassie B.," I said. "What does the B. stand for?"
*: "Brooks - that was my maiden name. It's sort of a tribute to Aunt Harriet. It's not exactly feminine, I guess. Brooke' with an e would have been more of a girl's name. Like ' Brooke Shields. But I wanted to remember Aunt Harriet."
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jeffrey
Proper noun
(
en proper noun)
, the usual U.S. spelling of Geoffrey. Popular in the latter half of the 20th century.
derived from Geoffrey.
Quotations
* 1809 , English Bards and Scotch reviewers:A Satire
*: Health to great Jeffrey ! Heaven preserve his life
*: To flourish on the fertile shores of Fife
*: And guard it sacred in the future wars
*: Since authors sometimes seek the field of Mars!
* 2005 Harvella Jones: The Texas Homestead Hoax . Trafford Publishing 2005. ISBN 1412044588 page 59:
*: - - - you should also be able to sue your association's attorney when they step over the line as Attorney Jeffrey' Ewalt did. Oh, my gosh! Even as I say his name '''Jeffrey, Jeffrey. Jeffrey''' is a name assigned to little boys with small toys. A cute innocent little boy that would do no harm to anyone. I recommend a name change for '''Jeffrey''' Ewalt from ' Jeffrey to Lucifer.
Related terms
* Jeff
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