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Brooks Robinson

Updated: Jul 24, 2024 | 👁️ 3 Views | 🔊 15 Pronunciations

Gender: Male

Pronunciation: B R UH K S R AA B AH N S AH N

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  • 1. Who is Brooks Robinson?
  • 2. Brooks Robinson Meaning
  • 3. Brooks Robinson Pronunciation Guide
  • 4. Record your pronunciation of Brooks Robinson
  • 5. Translations of Brooks Robinson
  • 6. Brooks Name Popularity
  • 7. Brooks popularity in U.S.
  • 8. Famous People with Name Brooks Robinson
  • 9. Brooks Robinson Name Poster
  • 10. Names similar to Brooks Robinson

Who is Brooks Robinson?

Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was an American baseball player who played his entire 23 seasons in Major League Baseball as third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "Mr. Hoover" and "the Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally considered to have been the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history. An 18-time All-Star, he won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, the most by a position player, and tied with Jim Kaat for the second-most of all-time, behind Greg Maddux. His 2,870 career games at third base not only exceeded the closest player by nearly 700 games when he retired, but also remain the most games by any player in major league history at a single position. His 23 seasons spent with a single team set a major league record since matched only by Carl Yastrzemski.
Source: Wikipedia | Last updated on May 7, 2024

Brooks Robinson Meaning

On the name Brooks Robinson, Brooks means Son of Brooke, Running Water, Near the Stream or Brook, Of the Brook. Robinson means Son of Robert, Bright Fame.

The name Brooks Robinson is often used as a Male name and is mostly used as a Last Name.

Brooks is commonly found in United States of America, Canada, Nigeria, and 53 more countries.

Brooks Robinson Pronunciation Guide

ARPAbet Phonetic Pronunciation: B R UH K S R AA B AH N S AH N

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

UH: Pronounce as in "book" (B UH K)

K: Pronounce as in "cat" (K AE T)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

R: Pronounce as in "red" (R EH D)

AA: Pronounce as in "father" (AA F TH ER)

B: Pronounce as in "big" (B IH G)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

S: Pronounce as in "sit" (S IH T)

AH: Pronounce as in "but" (B AH T)

N: Pronounce as in "no" (N OW)

This pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET system, a phonetic notation developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for speech recognition systems. Each ARPABET symbol corresponds to a distinct sound in English. For example, 'JH' represents the sound as in 'joke,' 'AA' represents the sound as in 'father,' and 'N' represents the sound as in 'no.'

The pronunciation guide was generated using the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, a public domain resource for phonetic pronunciations of words.

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Brooks Name Popularity

At NamesLook, the name Brooks is recorded 1,546 times globally, ranking it as the 24,730th most common name worldwide.

Brooks is most prevalent in United States of America, with 1,235 occurrences, making it the 2,502th most popular name in the country.

In United States of America, the name Brooks is found among 1 in every 1465 people, showcasing its highest frequency there.

Brooks Popularity by Country

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United States of America#2,5021 : 1,465
Canada#5,8481 : 6,078
Nigeria#13,1761 : 29,735

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Brooks popularity in U.S.

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This chart displays the ranking of the name Brooks from 1980 to 2023, based on the most recent data from the U.S. Social Security Administration.

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    Brooks Calbert Robinson Jr. was an American baseball player who played his entire 23 seasons in Major League Baseball as third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles from 1955 to 1977. Nicknamed "Mr. Hoover" and "the Human Vacuum Cleaner", he is generally considered to have been the greatest defensive third baseman in major league history. An 18-time All-Star, he won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards, the most by a position player, and tied with Jim Kaat for the second-most of all-time, behind Greg Maddux. His 2,870 career games at third base not only exceeded the closest player by nearly 700 games when he retired, but also remain the most games by any player in major league history at a single position. His 23 seasons spent with a single team set a major league record since matched only by Carl Yastrzemski.

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