Gender Feminine
Usage Old Irish [1] , Irish Mythology
Meaning & History
Old Irish form of Bridget.
Related Names
Rootbrigā
Other Languages & CulturesBrigita (Croatian) Brigita, Gita (Czech) Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Berit, Birte, Birthe, Bitten, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitte (Danish) Brigitta, Brigitte (Dutch) Bridget, Biddy, Bridgette, Delia (English) Birgit, Piret (Estonian) Birita (Faroese) Birgitta, Piritta, Brita, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta (Finnish) Brigitte (French) Birgit, Brigitta, Brigitte, Gitta (German) Brigitta (Hungarian) Birgitta, Birta, Bríet (Icelandic) Breda, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Briege, Brighid, Brigid, Bedelia, Biddy, Bidelia, Bridie (Irish) Brigida (Italian) Brigita, Gita (Latvian) Breeshey (Manx) Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte, Berit, Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta (Norwegian) Brygida (Polish) Brígida (Portuguese) Brigita (Slovak) Brigita (Slovene) Brígida (Spanish) Birgit, Birgitta, Berit, Berith, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan (Swedish) Ffraid (Welsh)
People think this name is
classic simple serious
Sources & References
- O'Brien, Kathleen M. Index of Names in Irish Annals, available from https://medievalscotland.org/kmo/AnnalsIndex/Feminine/Brigit.shtml.
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Entry updated May 26, 2026