Given name

Bergitte

Bergitte is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Bergitte is a variant of Bridget. A possible origin is Irish, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Bergitte is a variant of Bridget. The history of Bridget gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Bridget is associated with the goddess of fire, wisdom, and poetry.

Explained through its name family

Bergitte’s family of names

Bergitte has a related form in Bridget. In Norwegian usage, Bergitte has a conventional equivalent in the German form Brigitte.

Walk Bergitte’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

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Mythological

Berget

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Bastette

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Baratee

“in Hinduism, goddess of sacrifice”

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Bellonah

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Belonna

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Belisma

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Harytee

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Bache

Bache is a surname with more than one origin.

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Sibling ideas

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