Bridget, Bridget name, meaning of Bridget
Information about the name Bridget
- Etymology of the name Bridget.
- History of the name Bridget.
- Pronunciation of the name Bridget.
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Origin and meaning of the name Bridget
Bridget is an English girl name.
English form of the Irish name Brighid, which in turn derives from the Old Irish Brigit, and this from the Old Celtic word “Brigantī” meaning “the exalted one”.
In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, daughter of the god Dagda.