Brink

Brink is a Low German, Dutch, Danish and Swedish toponymic surname. The Dutch and Low German meaning is "village green". In Danish and Swedish, the name is thought to be a borrowing of Middle Dutch / , meaning "grassy edge" or perhaps "slope", and the Danish word now means "where the water runs deep". 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.