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Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the Gaelic noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". [1] An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one". [2] Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the Gael".
This is a list of nickname-related list articles on Wikipedia. A nickname is "a familiar or humorous name given to a person or thing instead of or as well as the real name." [ 1 ] A nickname is often considered desirable, symbolising a form of acceptance, but can sometimes be a form of ridicule.
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name Brighid. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden. [1]
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Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress; Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician; Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist; Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director
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Some names are recent creations, such as the now-common female names Saoirse "freedom" and Aisling "vision, dream". Some English-language names are anglicisations of Irish names, e.g. Kathleen from Caitlín and Shaun from Seán. Some Irish-language names derive from English names, e.g. Éamonn from Edmund.
Rejoining Bridget as a single mother four years after the death of husband Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), the new film's jumping-off point is a definite drag, but it puts our heroine, and us, right ...