Bridget
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Origin of the name Bridget:
Anglicized from of the Gaelic BrÍghid, which is believed to be derived from brÍgh (strength). The name was borne by an ancient Celtic goddess, by St. Bridget of Kildar (451? - 523), an Irish abbess and patron saint of Ireland, and by St. Birgitta (1302? - 73), a Swedish nun and founder of the Order of the Brigittines.
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I'm so obsessed with names that I made a list of a name of each letter that I really loved and would be willing to use. B is Bridget :)
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Most Bridgets I know are cheerful and independent.
- Nicknames for Bridget: | Edit
Bree, Bridie, Britt, Bride, Bridey, Jet, Bridgie, Bridge, Birdie, Bright
- Meanings and history of the name Bridget: | Edit
From Gaelic, meaning "strong".
- Famous real-life people named Bridget: | Edit
Bridget Rose Dugdale, English heiress who joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army
Bridget Fonda, actress
Bridget Flannery, actress
Bridget Moynahan, model and actress
Bridie Carter, Australian actress
Bridie Gallagher, Irish folk singer
St. Bridget of Kildare, patron saint of Ireland, called the "Mary of the Gael"
Brigitte Bardot, actress
Bridget Marquardt, TV Personality
Bridget Regan, Actress- Bridget in song, story & screen: | Edit
Bridget Jones, English everywoman heroine of Helen Fielding's "Bridget Jones' Diary" novels and the films based on the novels, played by Renee Zellweger.
Bridget Mary Teresa Colleen Fitzgerald, main character in the 1970s TV series "Bridget Loves Bernie", played by Meredith Baxter.
Bridget, an Irish activist and Tony's girlfriend in the animated film "An American Tail", voiced by Cathianne Blore
Bridget Hennessey, eldest child on the sitcom "8 Simple Rules", played by Kaley Cuoco.
Bridget Forrester, character in "The Bold and the Beautiful", played by Ashley Jones.
Bridget "Bee" Vreeland, character in the book and movie, "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants", played by Blake Lively.
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Global Popularity of the Name Bridget
- #246 in Canada (Alberta)
- #394 in United States
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