The surname Brik may have several origins.
- Brik may be a Jewish surname usually from the Yiddish word Yiddish: בריק brik - bridge.
- Belarusian or Ukrainian surname Brik may be derived from the old Polish verb brykac (via an intermediate form Bryk), that means "to gambol".
- Brik is also a Tunisian pastry (börek).
People
- Evgenia Vladimirovna Brik [ru] (born 1981), Russian film and theater actress
- Grigory Brik [ru] (1915-1983), Hero of the Soviet Union
- Ivan Stanislavovich Brik [ru] (1879-1947), Ukrainian scientist, philologist, Slavist, historian, social activist and teacher
- Johann Emanuel Brik [de] (1842-1925), Austrian bridge technician and university teacher
- Johannes Brik [de] (1899-1982), Austrian Benedictine
- Lilya Brik (1891-1978), Russian Jewish actress (sometimes misspelled Birk)
- Osip Brik (1888-1945), (sometimes misspelled Birk)
- Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), a Tunisian journalist
- Valentyna Brik (born 1985), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyballist
See also
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References
- ^ 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)