hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli, ðə spˈɛlɪŋ ʌvðə nˈeɪm wʌz nˌɑːt fˈɔːɹməlˌaɪzd ʌntˈɪl ðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd z, sˌoʊ spˈɛlɪŋz sˈʌtʃ ɐz bɹˈɛtʃ, bɹˈiːk, ænd bɹˈiːk wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd.
Historically, the spelling of the name was not formalized until the 1800s, so spellings such as Breche, Bræcke, and Brække were also used.