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 and 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)
  • Taoufik Ben Brik (born 1960), a Tunisian journalist
  • Valentyna Brik (born 1985), Ukrainian Paralympic volleyballist

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References

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