Birgit

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Birgit Lovise Røkkum Skarstein (b. 1989) is a Norwegian Paralympic rower who competed at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris.

This is another version of my name, it's a bit harsh sounding though.

Also used in Hungary: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit

Also used in Estonia: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birgit_(eesnimi) [noted -ed]

Add Usage: Finnish, English (Modern, Rare)

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Pronounced: BIR-git (Swedish, German, English), BEH-gehd (Danish), BEER-geet (Finnish)

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Meaning: Scandinavian and German form of Bridget.

Birgit Platzer is an Olympian from Austria, she played in the Women's Luge Singles in the 2018 Olympics. Thought her name was neat, but had to look for pronunciation and meaning too.

I don't really like Birgit, but it's still better than our Polish Brygida.

Birgit Ines Muggenthaler-Schmack is a former member of the German pagan folk band Faun.

More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Birgit are female.
Also Dutch, Estonian and Icelandic.

Birgit Õigemeel is a singer who won the first season of Estonian Idol "Eesti otsib superstaari". She now will be representing Estonia in Eurovision 2013.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Birgit here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

I know a girl called Birgit. She's nice. At first I thought it was bir-GIT, but it's BIR-git. =)

Birgit Nilsson is a famous Swedish Opera soprano.