title: Brine (surname)
text: # Brine (surname)
  
  This surname Brine may have the following origins. The first is that it is a variant of Bryan. The second is that it is a variant of Browne. However, other sources suggest it's from the Anglo-Saxon word bryne meaning "burning".
  
  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
  