Brine (surname)
This surname Brine may have the following origins. The first is that it is a variant of Bryan.[1] The second is that it is a variant of Browne.[2] However, other sources suggest it's from the Anglo-Saxon word bryne meaning "burning".[3][4]
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The surname may refer to:
- Augustus Brine (1769–1840), English naval officer
- Beverly Brine (b. 1961), Canadian politician
- Cyril Brine (1914–1988), English speedway racer
- David Brine (b. 1985), Canadian ice hockey player
- James Brine (d. 1902), one of the Tolpuddle Martyrs
- John Brine (1703–1765), English Baptist minister
- George Brine, the namesake of the George Brine House
- Salty Brine (1918–2004), Walter L. Brine Jr., American broadcaster
- Steve Brine (b. 1974), British politician
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America". 1874.
- Ferguson, Robert (1858). English surnames and their place in the Teutonic family.
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- http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=brine
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