Brook vs Cross

Brook

name
  • A hamlet in Carmarthenshire, Wales (OS grid ref SN2609) 

  • A village and civil parish in Ashford borough, Kent (OS grid ref TR0644). 

  • A male given name transferred from the surname, variant of Brooks. 

  • A hamlet in Albury parish, Guildford borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ0646). 

  • A surname from Hebrew, a transliteration and normalization of Hebrew ברך (barúkh, “blessed”). 

  • A female given name transferred from the surname, of modern usage, variant of Brooke. 

  • A town in Newton County, Indiana, United States. 

  • A village in Brighstone parish, Isle of Wight (OS grid ref SZ3983). 

  • A hamlet in Witley parish, Waverley borough, Surrey (OS grid ref SU9338). 

  • A habitational surname from Middle English for someone living by a brook. 

Cross

name
  • A hamlet in St Dominick parish, east Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX4067) 

  • A hamlet in Goodleigh parish, North Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SS6034). 

  • An unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States. 

  • A town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. 

  • A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a stone cross on a road. 

  • An unincorporated community in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. 

  • A hamlet in Georgeham parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS4539). 

  • A hamlet north of Ellesmere, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ3936). 

  • A village in Compton Bishop parish, Sedgemoor district, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST4154). 

  • A settlement on the Isle of Lewis, Western Isles council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NB5062). 

  • A village and townland in County Clare, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. 

  • A village in County Mayo, Ireland, Irish spelling An Chrois. 

How often have the words Brook and Cross occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )