Given name · also Irish
Brìghde
“high, exalted”
Brìghde is a feminine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Original IrishBríd
Meaning & origin
What it means
Brìghde goes back to Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, meaning “high, exalted.”
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Where it comes from
Brìghde comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).
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Brìghde’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Brìghde shares a linguistic root with the Manx form BREESHEY. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Brìghde has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bridget. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Brìghde has a conventional equivalent in the French form Brigitte.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Brìghde has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Celtic roots to each of them.
6 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
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 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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“hill”
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“sad, sorrowful”
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