Brik (surname)

The surname Brik may have several origins.

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

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