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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 words that occur in both the English language and the Spanish language, but which have different meanings and/or pronunciations in each language. Such words are called interlingual homographs. [1] [2] Homographs are two or more words that have the same written form.
This list of Irish-language given names shows Irish language given names, their anglicisations and/or English language equivalents.. Not all Irish given names have English equivalents, though most names have an anglicised form.
Bridgette is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Bridget. [1] Notable people with the name include: Bridgette Andersen, American actress;
Spanish naming customs include the orthographic option of conjoining the surnames with the conjunction particle y, or e before a name starting with 'I', 'Hi' or 'Y', (both meaning "and") (e.g., José Ortega y Gasset, Tomás Portillo y Blanco, or Eduardo Dato e Iradier), following an antiquated aristocratic usage.
Britta, Brigitte, Bridget, Brigita, Birgit 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 .
M. Macarena (name) Magdalena (given name) Manuela (given name) Marcela; Margarita (given name) Maria (given name) María Alejandra; María de las Mercedes
Brigitte is a feminine given name. [1] Notable people with the name include: Brigitte Amm, German rower; Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), French actress and singer; Brigitte Becue (born 1972), Belgian breaststroke swimmer