| Name info: About the name Birgit in particular | | Gender: | female |
| Languages of use: | German, Scandinavian |
| Short forms: | Birte, Birthe |
| Topics: | Asteroid 960 Birgit, discovered 1921 |
| US 2021 rank: | not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below |
| Similarly written: | Birgid, Birgir, Birgitt, Berit, Biagio, Birdie, Birger, Birgitta, Birkir, Birnir Details |
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| Group info: About Bridget, the group of names with the same origin as Birgit | | Meaning/translation: | the exalted one |
| Language of origin: | Celtic |
| Info about origin: | in Irish mythology Brighid was the goddess of fire |
| | Saint Brigid is a patron saint of Ireland |
| Words: | briganti = exalted, divine Celtic |
| Topics: | Religion |
| Variants' top ranks: | 4:Bríet Iceland 2020, 6:Brigitte Austria 2015, 6:Britt Netherlands 2002, 7:Birgitta Sweden 2014, 9:Birta Iceland 2013, 11:Berit Norway 2015, 22:Birgit Germany 2005, 23:Birthe Greenland 2011, 24:Riitta Finland 2014, 49:Brigitta Hungary 2002 |
| Somehow related to: | Brian/Brianna |
| Old/original forms: | Brighid Old Irish, Brigid Old Irish |
| Name variants: | Berit, Bibi, Birgid, Birgit, Birgitt, Birgitta, Birta, Birte, Birthe, Bridget, Bridgett, Bridgette, Bríet, Brigid, Brigida, Brigitta, Brigitte, Brita, Britt, Britta, Gitta, Gitte, Piritta, Pirjo, Pirkko, Riitta Sortable list Details |
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