Birgit

Gender Feminine

Usage Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Estonian, German

Pronounced Pron. BIR-git (Swedish) /ˈbɪʁ.ɡɪt/ (German) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian variant of Birgitta.

Related Names

VariantsBerit, Birgitta, Birgitte (Danish) Berit, Berith, Birgitta (Swedish) Berit, Birgitta, Birgitte (Norwegian) Brigitta, Brigitte (German)

DiminutivesBirte, Birthe, Bitten, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitte (Danish) Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan (Swedish) Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta (Norwegian)

Other Languages & CulturesBrigita (Croatian) Brigita, Gita (Czech) Brigitta, Brigitte (Dutch) Bridget, Biddy, Bridgette, Delia (English) Birita (Faroese) Birgitta, Piritta, Brita, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta (Finnish) Brigitte (French) Brigitta (Hungarian) Birgitta, Birta, Bríet (Icelandic) Breda, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Briege, Brighid, Brigid, Bedelia, Biddy, Bidelia, Bridie (Irish) Brighid, Brigid, Brigit (Irish Mythology) Brigida (Italian) Brigita, Gita (Latvian) Breeshey (Manx) Brigit (Old Irish) Brygida (Polish) Brígida (Portuguese) Brigita (Slovak) Brigita (Slovene) Brígida (Spanish) Ffraid (Welsh)

Popularity

People think this name is

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Name Days

Austria: July 23

Estonia: February 1

Norway: October 7

Sweden: October 13

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Entry updated November 20, 2020