Brezin
Brezin, also spelled Brézin, is a surname of likely Slavic origin and, less commonly, a toponymic element in Central and Eastern Europe. The form is generally linked to the Slavic word for birch, breza, with a suffix such as -in that marks association with a place or lineage, indicating origin near a birch grove.
Historical records show Brezin-type spellings from the 18th century in Central Europe, with later dispersion through
As a toponymic element, Brezin and close variants appear in place names or geographic descriptors in the
A number of people bearing the surname Brezin or Brézin have contributed to various fields, though no
Related forms include Brezina, Brzezin, and Brzeziny, which share the same linguistic roots.