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 [ 1 syll. brit(t), br-i-tt ] The girl name Britt is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being slightly more popular. It is pronounced BRIHT KEY. Britt's language of origin is Old Norse, Celtic, and Old English. It is predominantly used in Dutch, Scandinavian, and English. Britt is a pet form (English and Scandinavian) of the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget. Britt is also a pet form (Dutch and Scandinavian) of the German and Scandinavian Birgit. Britt is also a short form (English and Scandinavian) of the English Brittany. Britt is also a short form (English and Scandinavian) of the Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, and Scandinavian Brigitta. Britt is a rare baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1973, 0.009% of baby girls were named Britt. It was #885 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in popularity since then, and is currently used only on an infrequent scale. In 2008, out of the family of girl names directly related to Britt, the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget was the most widely used. Although there were times from 1969 to 1973 that Britt was more popular with girls, today it is somewhat used more commonly as a boy name. Baby names that sound like Britt include the Scandinavian and English Brit, the English Britte, the Albanian Baridë, the German Berte, the French Berthe, the German and Scandinavian Birte, the Scandinavian and German Birthe, the English Bret, the English Brett, the English Brette, the English and Irish Brid, the English and Irish Bride, the English Bright, the Irish and Scottish Bríd, the Albanian Barida, the English Beradette, the English Berdie, the German and Scandinavian Berit, the Scandinavian Berrit, and the Czech, English, Polish, Spanish, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Slavic Berta. A famous person named Britt is Britt Ekland, Actress, born Britt-Marie Eklund 6 October 1942, Stockholm Sweden. KEY: Pronunciation for Britt: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)"   |
