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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 ".
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).
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]
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; Bridgette Radebe, South African ...
Many of these are degenerations in the pronunciation of names that originated in other languages. Sometimes a well-known namesake with the same spelling has a markedly different pronunciation. These are known as heterophonic names or heterophones (unlike heterographs, which are written differently but pronounced the same).
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