Brik (surname)

The surname Brik may have several origins.

  1. Brik may be a Jewish surname usually from the Yiddish word Yiddish: בריק‎ brik - bridge.[1]
  2. Belarusian or Ukrainian surname Brik may be derived from the old Polish verb brykac (via an intermediate form Bryk), that means "to gambol".[1]
  3. Brik is also a Tunisian pastry (börek).

People
  • Evgenia Vladimirovna Brik (born 1981), Russian film and theater actress
  • Grigory Brik (1915-1983), Hero of the Soviet Union
  • Ivan Stanislavovich Brik (1879-1947), Ukrainian scientist, philologist , Slavist , historian , social activist, teacher
  • Johann Emanuel Brik (1842-1925), Austrian bridge technician and university teacher
  • Johannes Brik (1899-1982), Austrian Benedictine
  • Lilya Brik (1891-1978), Russian Jewish actress (sometimes misspelled Birk)
  • Osip Brik (1888-1945), (sometimes misspelled Birk)
  • Valentyna Brik (born 1985), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyballist
  • Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), a Tunisian journalist
  • Mariem Brik (born 1980), Tunisian female volleyball player


See also

References
  1. http://www.polishroots.org/Research/SurnameSearch/DNNArticleArticleView/tabid/353/smid/742/ArticleID/704/reftab/351/t/Bryk/Default.aspx?dnnprintmode=true&mid=745&SkinSrc=%5BG%5DSkins%2F_default%2FNo+Skin&ContainerSrc=%5BG%5DContainers%2F_default%2FNo+Container (viewed 06.11.2016)
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