Brigit

Colors Related to this Name: Green, Cream

Qualities Related to this Name: Diplomatic, Sensitive

Popularity: This name is unique in the US. Ranking #7411 in 2013 and #11037 in 2014.

Meaning

In Old_Irish

Origin: From Proto-Celtic *Brigantī ‎(“high, exalted”).

Meaning(s):

-(Christianity) Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.

-(Irish mythology) The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of the (l/sga Dagdae) of the (l/sga Túatha Dé Danann).

-( female name), Anglicised as Bridget or Brigid