Carisbrooke
suburban area · Isle of Wight
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Carisbrooke is an Old English name, likely meaning 'brook of a man named Carrow' or 'brook by the fort'. 'Carrow' could be a personal name, and 'broc' means brook.
Word origins
- Carisbrooke
- Old EnglishAttestedCarrow's brook(from Carrow "personal name", broc "brook")
Historical forms
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