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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".
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
Some Irish-language names have English equivalents, both deriving from a common source, e.g. Irish Máire (anglicised Maura), Máirín (Máire + - ín "a diminutive suffix"; anglicised Maureen) and English Mary all derive from French: Marie, which ultimately derives from Hebrew: מַרְיָם (maryām).
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 .
On Thursday, Queen Camilla had an awkward moment with French first lady Brigitte Macron. The royal, 76, was with Macron, 71, for an event commemorating D-Day, marking the 80th anniversary of the D ...
Nobody does it quite like Brigitte Bardot. One of the ultimate sex symbols of the 1960s, Bardot shot to fame when she was just a teenager. After making her film debut in 1952, the French-born ...
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
Jane is gone," she said in French in a handwritten note posted Sunday on her account. "When one is so pretty, so fresh, so spontaneous, with the voice of a child, one doesn’t have the right to ...