Vink

Vink, Dutch for chaffinch, is a Dutch surname. It usually is a metonymic occupational surname, referring to one who catches chaffinches in a vinkenbaan, for food or entertainment. Variants of the name are De Vink and Vinck. The forms Vinke and Vinken could be of patronymic origin, as Vink/Finke was a masculine given name. People with this name include:Elsbeth van Rooy-Vink, Dutch mountain biker Gery Vink, Dutch football coach Hendrik Jan Vink (1915–2009), Dutch physicist Named after him: the Kröger–Vink notation for electric charge and lattice John Vink, Belgian photographer Kevin Vink, Dutch football striker Marciano Vink, Dutch football midfielder Michael Vink, New Zealand racing cyclist Pieter Vink, Dutch football referee Rachelle Vink, Canadian curler Ronald Vink, Dutch wheelchair tennis player Willem Vink, Dutch botanist Wimilio Vink, Dutch football midfielder

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