Brooklyn in Chinese Calligraphy

A brush-drawn preview of Brooklyn, with the Chinese characters 布鲁克林 (Bù lǔ kè lín) and a note on what the name means.

Sample. “Brooklyn” in the Regular (楷书) brush style with the Chinese name 布鲁克林 (Bù lǔ kè lín). The paid file removes the watermark.

The Chinese characters for Brooklyn

As a transliteration, Brooklyn is usually written 布鲁克林 (Bù lǔ kè lín). Each character is listed below with its own dictionary meaning — the name is chosen by sound, not by meaning, and Moying does not translate names. Please have a person review the characters before any permanent use such as a tattoo.

Origin and meaning

Brooklyn comes from Dutch and means “broken land (a New York borough)”.

About the name Brooklyn

A place name from the New York borough, popular since the 1990s.

As a gift or a tattoo

People often order Brooklyn as a framed gift or as a tattoo — the meaning, “broken land (a New York borough)”, is part of the appeal.

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