Brigitte (meaning and origin)

How do they say it elsewhere?
Ffraid (In Welsh)
Birgit (In Scandinavian)
Birgitta (In Scandinavian)
Brigida (In Italian and in Spanish)
Bridget (In Irish, Scottish, English and in Irish Mythology)
Brigit (In Irish, Scottish and in English)
Brighid (In Irish and in Irish Mythology)
Bedelia (In Irish)
Pirkko (In Finnish)
Pirjo (In Finnish)
Piritta (In Finnish)
Bridgette (In English)

If it's too long people might use
In German: Gitta
In Finnish: Riitta

See also
In Irish and in English: Biddy (F)
In Irish and in English: Bidelia (F)

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (German) High goddess

What Brigitte`s say about their name

The best thing about the name Brigitte:
Being named after Brigitte Bardo. Not many people have that name.
The worst thing about the name:
No one EVER spells it right.
If my name wasn`t Brigitte....:
No not really.
Extra information:
I have really come to love the name. I hated it when i was young. But its time for a come back.
The best thing about the name Brigitte:
Its Unique
The worst thing about the name:

If my name wasn`t Brigitte....:

Extra information:

More `Brigitte` links
Brigitte as abbreviation
Actors named Brigitte
Brigitte in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Brigitte

Brigitte doesn`t appear in 2007`s top-1000 name list.
The last time Brigitte appeared in the top-1000 was 38 years ago, in 1970. It ranked #766 in that year. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Brigitte. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #550. The last time Brigitte appeared among the most common names was in 1960. Our records go back to 1880

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