What does Bridget mean?

Bridget means "exalted one"

How do we pronounce Bridget?

Bridget \brid-get, br-idg-et\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Bridget is pronounced as BRIHJHahT (English) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Bridget: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" List of Famous Persons - 2 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 3 names

What is the origin of Bridget?

Bridget is used predominantly in English, Irish, and Scottish, and its origin is Celtic. Bridget's meaning is exalted one. Derived from the elements 'brígh' which means strength, power, force ; 'briganti' which means exalted, divine. Brighid (Old Irish) and Brigid (Old Irish) are old forms of the name. The name Brighid was borne in Irish mythology by a goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom; it could also have been associated with the ancient Celtic tribe of the Brigantes. The name was also borne by Saint Brigid of Kildare (451-525), patron saint of Ireland and founder of the Kildare monastery. Much of the later legends surrounding the saint appear to be Christian forms of pagan tales on the goddess. As Saint Brigid was the most important of Irish female saints, the name was considered too sacred to use. It came into general use in Ireland only from the 17th century, and spread to other English speaking countries by the 18th century. The Scandinavian forms of the name owe their popularity to Saint Birgitta (1303-1373), patron saint of Sweden and founder of the Bridgettine Order. The modern Gaelic short form Bríd is Anglicized as Bride, while Bidelia and Bedelia, both genteel elaborations, have fallen from favor. The pet forms Biddy and Biddie have also declined in use outside Ireland due to the association of the slang 'old biddy' with an 'old woman'. Biddy is known from the fictional Biddy Gargery in Charles Dickens' novel Great Expectations (1860). Elsewhere in literature, the name has been used by Henry Fielding for the character Bridget Allworthy in her comic novel Tom Jones (1749), and the character Bridget Jones in her Bridget Jones's Diary column (1995) and subsequent novels (1996,1999) which were made into successful films (2001,2004) starring Renée Zellweger as the titular lead. The name Bridget is used to a great extent; it has 85 variations that are used in both English and other languages. 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Other English forms comprise the contracted form Bride name variations (used in Irish as well), the diminutive forms what does the name Biddie mean (used in Irish as well), Biddy meaning (used in Irish, and Scandinavian as well), Bridey meaning of name, Bridi name, nicknames for Bridie (used in Irish as well), name Britt meaning (used in Scandinavian as well), Britta name popularity (used in Scandinavian as well), and name Brydie meaning (used in Irish as well), and the spelling variants what does the name Briddgett mean, Bridgete meaning, Bridgett name variations, name Bridgette meaning, short names for Bridgit, name Briget meaning, meaning of Brigett, and Briggette meaning of name. Variations of Bridget used in other languages comprise Berek definition (Greek), Bergette name variations (French), Birget definition (Scandinavian), short names for Birgit (German and Scandinavian), name Birgitta origin (Scandinavian), Birgitte meaning and origin (Scandinavian), name Birkide (Basque), what does the name Breesha mean (Gaelic), name Breeshey (Manx), meaning of Bricia (Spanish), name Bridita (Spanish), Brigada name variations (Italian), short names for Brigida (Italian, Latinized, and Spanish), what does the name Brigide mean (French), nicknames for Brigidita (Spanish), Brigita name variations (Czech, Latvian, and Slavic), short names for Brigitta (Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian), Brisda meaning and origin (Celtic), Briselda meaning (Spanish), short names for Brites (Portuguese), baby name Bríd (Irish and Scottish), Brídín meaning and origin (Irish and Scottish), meaning of Brígida (Celtic and Portuguese), name Bryga (Polish), Brygid name variations (Polish), Brygida pronounciation (Polish), short names for Brygitka (Polish), Ffraid name popularity (Welsh), nicknames for Gidita (Spanish), Gita meaning and origin (Czech), short names for Piritta (Finnish), Pirjo definition (Finnish), and name Pirkko (Finnish). The contracted form name Gitta (German and Scandinavian), the diminutive forms nicknames for Bedelia (Irish) and name Bidelia origin (Irish), and the spelling variant Brigette meaning and origin (French and German) are other foreign forms. See also the related forms, name Brian (English, Gaelic, and Irish) and meaning of Brígh (Irish). Bridget is fairly popular as a baby name for girls. The name's popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1970s. At the modest peak of its usage in 1973, 0.178% of baby girls were named Bridget. It ranked at #112 then. The baby name has since slipped in popularity. In 2010, its usage was 0.035% and its ranking #448, but it was nevertheless the most commonly used out of all girl names in its group.

The following famous people share the name Bridget:

  • Actress Bridget Fonda, born Bridget Jane Fonda, January 27, 1964, Los Angeles, California
  • Painter Bridget Riley, born Bridget Louise Riley, April 24, 1931, London, England.

List of baby names Bridget:

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The baby name Bridget fun facts:

The name Bridget in reverse order is "Tegdirb".

The numerological value of the name Bridget is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Bridget?

Bridget is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.03%
20130.03%
20120.04%
20110.04%
20100.04%
20090.04%
20080.04%
20070.05%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames