Vink

Vink, Dutch for chaffinch, is a Dutch surname. It usually is a metonymic occupational surname, referring to one who catches chaffinches (and other small birds) 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 (born 1973), Dutch mountain biker * Gery Vink (born 1965), Dutch football coach * (1915–2009), Dutch physicist ** Named after him: the Kröger–Vink notation for electric charge and lattice * (born 1948), Belgian photographer * Kevin Vink (born 1984), Dutch football striker * Marciano Vink (born 1970), Dutch football midfielder * Michael Vink (born 1991), New Zealand racing cyclist * Pieter Vink (born 1967), Dutch football referee * Rachelle Vink (born 1991), Canadian curler * Ronald Vink (born 1976), Dutch wheelchair tennis player * Willem Vink (born 1931), Dutch botanist * Wimilio Vink (born 1993), Dutch football midfielder Provided by Wikipedia