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Bridger - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Bridger

[ 2 syll. brid-ger, br-idg-er ] The boy name Bridger is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is BRIHJHer KEY. Bridger is largely used in the English language and it is derived from Old English origins. Bridger is a variant of the name Bainbridge (English).

Bridger is somewhat popular as a baby name for boys. The name's popularity has been growing since the 2000s. Its usage peaked recently in 2008 with 0.009% of baby boys being given the name Bridger. Its ranking then was #978. Among all boy names in its group, Bridger was the most popular in 2008. Bridger has predominantly been a boy name in the past century.

A baby name that sounds like Bridger is the name Birger (German and Scandinavian).

KEY: Pronunciation for Bridger: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; JH as in "gee (JH.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)"


 
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