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, referring to one who catches chaffinches (and other small birds) in a '' vinkenbaan'', for food or

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. Variants of the name are '' De Vink'' and '' Vinck''. The forms ''Vinke'' and ''Vinken'' could be of

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

origin, as ''Vink''/''Finke'' was a masculine given name.Vink
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands. 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 Kröger–Vink notation is a set of conventions that are used to describe electric charges and lattice positions of point defect species in crystals. It is primarily used for ionic crystals and is particularly useful for describing various defect ...

for electric charge and lattice * (born 1948), Belgian photographer * Kevin Vink (born 1984), Dutch football striker *

Marciano Vink Marciano Carlos Alberto Vink (born 17 October 1970) is a Dutch former professional footballer. Throughout his career he played primarily as a right defensive midfielder and as a right central defender. Born in Suriname, he played for the Nether ...

(born 1970), Dutch football midfielder *

Michael Vink Michael Vink (born 22 November 1991) is a New Zealand professional road cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . In 2023, he was signed by on the strength of his results in the virtual cycling platform ‘MyWhoosh’. Vink has won the Tour ...

(born 1991), New Zealand racing cyclist *

Pieter Vink Pieter Vink (; born 13 March 1967

(born 1967), Dutch football referee * Rachelle Vink (born 1991), Canadian curler *

Ronald Vink Ronald Vink (born 21 April 1976) is a professional wheelchair tennis player from the Netherlands. He specializes in doubles but also plays singles. Grand Slam performances Vink has reached grand slam wheelchair doubles finals, capturing his fir ...

(born 1976), Dutch wheelchair tennis player *

Willem Vink Willem Vink (born 1931 in Schiedam, South Holland, Netherlands) is a Dutch botanist. See also *:Taxa named by Willem Vink References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vink, Willem 1931 births Living people 20th-century Dutch botanists 21st-century Dutch bota ...

(born 1931), Dutch botanist * Wimilio Vink (born 1993), Dutch football midfielder

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