Brighid - Meaning of Brighid

What does Brighid mean?

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Brighid

[ syll. brig-hid, br-igh-id ] The baby girl name Brighid has its origins in the Celtic language, and it is used largely in English and Irish. Brighid is a form of the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget.

A variant of the name is the Irish and Scottish contracted form Bríd.

See also the related categories, irish and celtic.

Brighid is uncommon as a baby name for girls. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2018, within the group of girl names directly related to Brighid, Bridget was the most popular.

Baby names that sound like Brighid include Brygid (Polish), Beret, Berget (English and Irish), Bergette (French), Bergit (English and Irish), Bergitte, Biret, Birget (Scandinavian), Birgid (German and Scandinavian), Birgit (German and Scandinavian), Birgitt (German and Scandinavian), Birgitte (Scandinavian and Dutch), Birkide (Basque), Bradee (English), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Bridgete (English), Bridgett (English), Bridgette (English), Bridgid (English and Irish), and Bridgit (English).