Name: Bridget
Gender: Female
Usage: Bridget, of scottish-gaelic origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a girl (female) name.
People having the name Bridget are in general originating from Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Bridget across the world, see Brigitte.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Bridget is: The exalted one, Strong.
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Numerology of the first name Bridget: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Bridget is ranked on the 786th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 718300 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.01% of the population. The name Bridget has seven characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Bridget for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Bridget is 23 July.
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History and Origin
Bridget or Brigid is a Celtic/Irish female name derived from the noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternate meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the Gael". This saint took on many of the characteristics of the early Celtic goddess Brigid, who was the goddess of agriculture and healing and possibly also of poetry and fire. One of her epithets was "Brigid of the Holy Fire". In German and Scandinavian countries, the popularity of the name spread due to Saint Bridget of Sweden.
In the Irish language, the name is spelled Brighid or Bríd and is pronounced "breed" or "breej". At one time the name was so popular for Irish girls that Biddy was used as a slang term for an Irish girl in English-speaking countries. Some Irish servant girls were called Biddie or Biddy by their employers even if that wasn't their real first name. It has been steadily used in the United States throughout the 20th century, though never among the top 100 most popular names for girls. It was most popular in the 1970s, when it ranked as the 153rd most popular name for girls born in that decade in the United States. In 2006, it was the 349th most popular female given name in the United States; in 2007 it fell to 357th place. It was ranked as the 367th most common name for girls and women in the United States in the 1990 census.
Irish, Scottish, and English: Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Brighid. This was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, of uncertain origin; it is unlikely to be connected with Gaelic brígh strength, force, since this word has a long vowel. St Brigid of Kildare (c.450c.525) is one of the patron saints of Ireland. Very few facts are known about her life. She founded a religious house for women at Kildare, and is said to be have been buried at Downpatrick, where St Patrick and St Columba were also buried. Many of the stories of miracles told about St Brigid seem to be Christianized versions of pagan legends concerning the goddess.
Variants: Brigit, Bride.
Cognates: Welsh: Ffraid. German, French: Brigitte. Italian: Brigida. Scandinavian: Birgit. Finnish: Pirjo, Pirkko.
Pet form: Irish, English: Biddy.
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