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[ syll. brig-hid, br-igh-id ] The girl name Brighid is pronounced BRIYG-IYD †. Brighid's origin is Celtic, and its use, English and Irish. Brighid is a variant form of the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget. A variant of the name is the Irish and Scottish short form Bríd. Brighid is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2008, within the group of girl names directly related to Brighid, Bridget was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Brighid include the English and Irish Berget, the French Bergette, the English and Irish Bergit, the Scandinavian Birget, the German and Scandinavian Birgid, the German and Scandinavian Birgit, the German and Scandinavian Birgitt, the Scandinavian Birgitte, 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, and the English, Irish, and Scottish Brigid.
† approx pronunciation for Brighid: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; D as in "dee (D.IY)"   |
