Meaning, origin and history of the name Britt

Gender Feminine

Pronounced Pron. /ˈbrɪtː/ (Swedish) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Scandinavian short form of Birgitta.

VariantsBrita, Britta, Gittan (Swedish) Brit, Brita, Britta (Norwegian) Brita, Britta (Danish)

Other Languages & CulturesBrigita (Croatian) Brigita, Gita (Czech) 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, Bríet, Birta (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)

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