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 [ syll. bir-git, bi-rg-it ] The girl name Birgit is pronounced B-ERGIHT KEY. Birgit's language of origin is Old Norse and Celtic. It is predominantly used in German and Scandinavian. Old Norse and Celtic origin: Derived from the word biarga with the meaning 'to help'. In Scandinavia, the name owes its popularity to Saint Birgitta (1304-1373), patron saint of Sweden and founder of the Bridgettine order of nuns. The saint's father is named Birger. Birgit is the feminine version of the German and Scandinavian Birger. Forms of the name include the German and Scandinavian Berit, the Scandinavian Birgita, the Scandinavian Birgitta, the Scandinavian Birgitte, the Scandinavian and English Brit, the Finnish, German, Scandinavian, English, and Irish Brita, the German, Scandinavian, and Hebrew Gitte, and the Finnish Piritta. In addition, Birgit is a form (German and Scandinavian) of the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget. The short forms Birte (German and Scandinavian) and Birthe (German and Scandinavian), the pet forms Britt (Dutch, Scandinavian, and English), Britta (German, Scandinavian, and English), and Gittan (Scandinavian), and the spelling variants Birgid (German and Scandinavian) and Birgitt (German and Scandinavian) are other forms of Birgit. Birgit is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Birgit, the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget was the most widely used. Baby names that sound like Birgit include the English and Irish Bergit, the Scandinavian Birgitte, the English and Irish Berget, the French Bergette, the Scandinavian Birget, the German and Scandinavian Birgid, the German and Scandinavian Birgitt, the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget, the English Bridgete, the English Bridgett, the English Bridgette, the English and Irish Bridgid, the English Bridgit, the English Bridgitte, the English Briget, the English Brigett, the French and German Brigette, the English Briggette, the English and Irish Brighid, and the English, Irish, and Scottish Brigid. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Birgit: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
