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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".
Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. Bridget of Sweden .
Brigid or Brigit (/ ˈ b r ɪ dʒ ɪ d, ˈ b r iː ɪ d / BRIJ-id, BREE-id, Irish: [ˈbʲɾʲiːdʲ]; meaning 'exalted one'), [1] also Bríd, is a goddess of pre-Christian Ireland.She appears in Irish mythology as a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the daughter of the Dagda and wife of Bres, with whom she had a son named Ruadán.
Bridgette is a feminine given name. It is a variant of Bridget. [1] Notable people with the name include: Bridgette Andersen, American actress; Bridgette Crosby, fictional character in the DC Universe; Bridgette Gordon, American basketball player; Bridgette Gusterson, Australian water polo player; Bridgette Jones, member of the London band Fluffy
Bridget, 13 years her junior, is the youngest (playing Sam, she is one of three kids). Looking through old Everett family photos recently, she notes of Brinton, "there's all these pictures of her ...
Mellencamp, who shares three children with Arroyave — Slate, 12, Cruz, 10 and Dove, 4 — added, “First Christmas without my kids, and I know they’re in great hands with an amazing dad, but ...
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]
On the Oct. 28 episode of their podcast Girls Next Level, Holly Madison and Bridget Marquardt remembered meeting Pamela Anderson back when they were Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends and filming their ...