Brink (surname) explained

Brink is a Low German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish toponymic surname. The Dutch and Low German meaning is "village green".^{[1] [2]} In Danish and Swedish, the name is thought to be a borrowing of Middle Dutch Dutch, Middle (ca.1050-1350);: brinc / Dutch, Middle (ca.1050-1350);: brink, meaning "grassy edge" or perhaps "slope",^[3] and the Danish word now means "where the water runs deep".^[2] Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron Brink (born 1974), American mixed martial artist
• Alex Brink (born 1985), Canadian Football League quarterback
• André Brink (1935–2015), South African novelist
• Andries Brink (1877–1947), South African lieutenant general
• Bernhard Brink (born 1952), German singer
• Bobby Brink (born 2001), American ice hockey player
• Brad Brink (born 1965), American baseball pitcher
• Bridget A. Brink, American diplomat
• Cameron Brink (born 2001), American women's basketball player
• Carol Ryrie Brink (1895–1981), American novelist
• Charles Brink (1907–1994), German-born British classical scholar
• Chris Brink (born 1951), South African academic
• Christian Brink (born 1983), Norwegian footballer
• Cyle Brink (born 1994), South African rugby player
• David Brink (businessman) (born 1939), South African businessman
• David Brink (cyclist) (1947–2019), American racing cyclist
• David M. Brink (1930–2021), Australian-British nuclear physicist
• David O. Brink (born 1958), American philosopher
• David R. Brink (1919–2017), American attorney, American Bar Association president
• Elga Brink (1905–1985), German film actress
• Francis G. Brink (1893-1952), American military officer
• Gary J. Brink (fl. 1973–99), American set decorator
• George Brink (1889–1971), South African lieutenant general
• James Brink (1925–2017), American tennis player
• Jan Brink (born 1960), Swedish equestrian
• Johannes Brink (1912–1976), Dutch freestyle swimmer
• Jörgen Brink (born 1974), Swedish cross-country skier and biathlete
• Jos Brink (1942–2007), Dutch performer and journalist
• Josefin Brink (born 1969), Swedish politician
• Julius Brink (born 1982), German beach volleyball player
• Kalle Brink (born 1975), Swedish golfer
• Kennadi Brink, ring name of Jessika Heiser (born 1993), American professional wrestler
• Kim Brink (born 1958), Danish football manager
• Larry Brink (1928–2016), American football defensive lineman
• Lars Brink (1943–2022), Swedish theoretical physicist
• Maria Brink (born 1977), American heavy metal singer and songwriter
• Mark Brink (born 1998), Danish football midfielder
• (1914–1947), German World War II resistance member
• Milton Brink (1910–1999), American ice hockey player
• Raymond Woodard Brink (1890–1973), American mathematician
• Rikke Holm Brink (born 1972), Danish footballer
• Robby Brink (born 1971), South African rugby player
• Robert Brink (1924–2014), American violinist, conductor, and educator
• Robert H. Brink (born 1946), American (Virginia) Democratic politician
• Royal Alexander Brink (1897–1984), Canadian-born American plant geneticist
• (1937–1990), Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
• Scotty Brink (born 1942), American disc jockey
• Sjoert Brink (born 1981), Dutch bridge player
• Sjonni Brink (1974–2011), Icelandic singer
• Stefan Brink (born 1952), Swedish philologist

See also

• Ten Brink, Dutch surname
• Van den Brink, Dutch surname

Notes and References

1. http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=brink&gba_naam=Brink&nfd_naam=Brink&operator=eq&taal= Brink
2. https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=brink Brink Name Meaning
3. http://gtb.inl.nl/search/ Brink