brinkmanEtymologyBorrowed from Dutch Brinkman or a variant of German Brinkmann. Either way, equivalent to brink ("edge, border") + man ("person, human; male human").brinkman means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 70 out of 100.nameA surname.nounOne who advocates for brinkmanship.“It compels the 'brinkmen' to realise that, if they seek to make war on the Soviet Union, they cannot count on cooperation from Britain or France, and probably not from Western Germany.”