Given name
Brígida
Brígida is a feminine given name from Irish. It is used in Portuguese.
Meaning & origin
Brígida’s family of names
In Portuguese usage, Brígida has a conventional equivalent in the English form Bridget. In Portuguese usage, Brígida has a conventional equivalent in the German form Brigitte. In Portuguese usage, Brígida has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Brygida.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Brígida has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Irish roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 13
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- BridgetEnglish
- BrigitteGerman
- Brigittaequivalent
- Birgittaequivalent
- Brigitaequivalent
- Birgitequivalent
- Birgitteequivalent
- Brec'hedequivalent
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People named Brígida
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“high, exalted”
>99% girls
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“descendant of Brosnachán”
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