English: nickname, possibly for a small person, from Middle
English pink, penk ‘minnow’ (Old English pinc).English (southeastern): variant of Pinch.Variant
spelling of German Pinck, an indirect occupational name for a
blacksmith, an onomatopoeic word imitating the sound of hammering
which was perceived as pink(e)pank.German (of Slavic
origin): from a diminutive of Sorbian pien ‘log’, ‘tree stump’,
hence probably a nickname for a solid or stubby person.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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