Dink

Where Dink comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Dink.

Dink through the years
  1. 1883
    Debut at its peak, #892
    #892 among boys with 5 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1897
    Dink Templeton born
    American athlete, rugby union player and coach
  4. 1898
    Dink Trout born
    American voice actor
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Dink Templeton · American athlete, rugby union player and coach, 1897–1962
  • Dink Trout · American voice actor, 1898–1950
  • Dink O'Brien · American baseball player, 1894–1971

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.