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Brigit - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Brigit

[ syll. bri-git, br-ig-it ] The girl name Brigit is pronounced as BRIHJHahT KEY. Brigit is largely used in English, Irish, and Scottish. It is derived from Celtic origins. Brigit is a variant form of the name Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish).

Brigit is not popular as a baby girl name. It is not listed within the top 1000. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Brigit, Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish) was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Brigit include Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Bridgete (English), Bridgett (English), Bridgit (English), Brigitte (French and German), Berget (English and Irish), Bergette (French), Bergit (English and Irish), Birget (Scandinavian), Birgid (German and Scandinavian), Birgit (German and Scandinavian), Birgitt (German and Scandinavian), Birgitte (Scandinavian), Bridgette (English), Bridgid (English and Irish), Bridgitte (English), Briget (English), Brigett (English), Brigette (French and German), and Briggette (English).

KEY: approx pronunciation for Brigit: 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)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"


 
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