Birgitta name - Meaning of Birgitta
- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 5
- Usage
- Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Irish
- Pronounced
- bir-YIT-tah (Swedish) , bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), bihr-GEE-tah
- Birgitta Meaning
- Most likely a Scandinavian form of Bridget via the Latinized form Brigitta. Alternatively it could be a feminine derivative of Birger. This is the name of the patron saint of Europe, Birgitta of Sweden, the 14th-century founder of the Bridgettine nuns. Her father's name was Birger. Birgitta is a Scandinavian variant of Bridget. Bridget originates in Irish language and means "powerful, strong". Bridget was the name of several saints, as well as a goddess in Celtic mythology. Until today, it is mainly popular in Ireland, in the United States its usage declines. The name was popularized by the character Bridget Jones, in the novel and subsequent film Bridget Jones"s Diary, starring Renee Zellweger.
Birgitta Related Names
Variants: Birgit, Berit (Swedish), Birgit, Berit (Norwegian), Birgit, Birgitte, Berit (Danish), Piritta (Finnish), Birgita, Brita
Diminutives: Brita, Britt, Britta, Gittan (Swedish), Brit, Brita, Britt, Britta (Norwegian), Birte, Birthe, Brita, Britt, Britta (Danish), Brita, Pirjo, Pirkko, Priita, Riitta (Finnish)
Other Languages: Brigita (Croatian), Brigitta (Dutch), Bridget, Bee, Biddy, Bridgette, Delia (English), Brigitte (French), Brigitta, Brigitte, Gitta, Gitte (German), Brigitta (Hungarian), Breda, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Brighid, Bedelia, Biddy, Bidelia, Bridie, Brigid (Irish), Bridget, Brighid, Brigit, Brigid (Irish Mythology), Brigida (Italian), Brigita (Latvian), Breeshey (Manx), Brygida (Polish), Brígida (Portuguese), Brigita (Slovene), Brigida (Spanish), Ffraid (Welsh)
Birgitta Celebrities
Birgitta Stenberg - writer,
