Given name
Brìde
“exalted one”
Brìde is a feminine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brìde goes back to Proto-Celtic *brigantī, meaning “exalted one.”
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Where it comes from
Brìde comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European.
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How it developed
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“exalted one”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”); its root is Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ-.
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Brìde’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Brìde continues an earlier form in Brigit. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Brìde has a related form in Brìghde.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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