Bridget as a girls name is pronounced BRIH-jet.

Meaning of the name bridget. From the Irish name Brighid which is from the Gaelic word brìg meaning strength. The meaning origin and history of the given name Bridgette. Bridget of Kildar 451.

Goddess of Fire is originally Irish or Gaelic. Anglicized from of the Gaelic BrÍghid which is believed to be derived from brÍgh strength. ACeltic Bridget meaning strong.

The name is taken from the Irish word brígh meaning power strength vigor virtue. Broken down as brigh signifying a person with lots of strength and vigor whos also powerful yet wholesome and virtuous. See the popularity of the girls name Bridget over time plus its meaning origin common sibling names and more in BabyCenters Baby Names tool.

The meaning of Bridget or the exalted one. - 523 an Irish abbess and patron saint of Ireland and by St. Other variations include Bridget the most usual spelling in the US and the French Brigitte.

In Irish mythology this was the name of the goddess of fire poetry and wisdom the daughter of the god Dagda. Bridget Bridget or Brigid is a female name of CelticIrish origin. - 73 a Swedish nun and founder of the Order of the Brigittines.

Brigid Origin and Meaning The name Brigid is a girls name of Irish origin meaning strength or exalted one. In Celtic Baby Names the meaning of the name Bridie is. Bridget of Kildar 451.