Gambrinus

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A male given name.
• A legendary European culture hero celebrated as an icon of beer, brewing, joviality, and joie de vivre.

Origin

• The source of the legend of Gambrinus is uncertain and perhaps based on a mythical Germanic king Gambrivius. The etymology is Unknown, but many explanations exist:{{cite-book
• |title=Dictionary of Beer and Brewing
• |year=2014
• |author=Dan Rabin
• |author2=Carl Forget
• |isbn=9781135929183
• |publisher=Routledge
• |page=123
• a corruption of Jean Primus, John I, Duke of Brabant (1252–1294)
• gambra
• cambier, name given to brewers in the north of France in the Middle Ages