Bridget as a girls name is pronounced BRIH-jet.

Meaning of the name bridget. The name is taken from the Irish word brígh meaning power strength vigor virtue. The meaning origin and history of the given name Bridgette. The name was borne by an ancient Celtic goddess by St.

Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Brighid pronounced breed. Derived from the Irish name Brighid meaning the high one or strength Brighid was a mythological Celtic goddess of fire and poetry. An alternate meaning of the name is exalted one.

It is derived from the elements brígh which means strength power force. The meaning of Bridget or the exalted one. In Celtic Baby Names the meaning of the name Bridie is.

Bridget of Kildar 451. Bridget of Kildar 451. Anglicized from of the Gaelic BrÍghid which is believed to be derived from brÍgh strength.

BRIDGET Name Meaning and History What Does BRIDGET Mean and History. In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Bridget is. Brighid Old Irish and Brigid Old Irish are old forms of the name.

It is of Gaelic origin and the meaning of Bridget is exalted one. In the 5th century it was borne by Saint Brigid the founder of. - 523 an Irish abbess and patron saint of Ireland and by St.