Given name · also Irish
Bríd
“high, exalted”
Bríd is a feminine given name from Old Irish, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Irish.
Original IrishBrighid
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bríd goes back to Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, meaning “high, exalted.”
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Where it comes from
Bríd comes from Old Irish, and ultimately from Proto-Celtic.
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How it developed
From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).
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Bríd’s family of names
In Irish usage, Bríd shares a linguistic root with the Manx form BREESHEY. In Irish usage, Bríd has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bridget. In Irish usage, Bríd has a conventional equivalent in the French form Brigitte.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Bríd 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 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bríd
- Bríd BrennanBritish actressborn 1955
- Bríd MahonIrish writer, journalist and folklorist1922–2008
- Biddy EarlyIrish herbalist (1798-1874)
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Similar names
If you love Bríd, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Brìde
“exalted one”
>99% girls
Brígida
Brígida is a feminine given name from Irish. It is used in Portuguese.
>99% girls
Brión
“hill”
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Breedon
“hill”
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Bʉðig
Bʉðig is a feminine given name from Proto-Celtic. It is used in Proto-Brythonic.
>99% girls
Briody
“descendant of Bruaided”
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Lucid
Lucid is a surname, possibly from Irish.
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Braga
Braga is a surname from Portuguese, ultimately from Proto-Celtic. It is used in English, Portuguese, and Romanian.
>99% girls