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]

Brine

The surname may refer to:

References

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  1. ^ "Bryan Surname and Family History - Family Tree". Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  2. ^ "The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States of America". 1874.
  3. ^ Ferguson, Robert (1858). English surnames and their place in the Teutonic family. Brine.
  4. ^ http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=brine [user-generated source]