Holbrook Stream
lake or loch · Hampshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name describes a stream flowing from or near a 'holbrook', which means a stream flowing through a hollow or a dry stream bed. It is a common Old English place-name element.
Word origins
- Holbrook
- Old EnglishAttestedhollow stream or dry stream bed(from hol "hollow", brōc "stream, brook")
- Stream
- Old EnglishAttestedstream, brook(from strēam "stream, flow")