as a First Name
(Scandinavian) Borrowing of the Irish name Brighid (see Bridget). This name owes its enormous popularity in Scandinavia, especially in Sweden, to St Birgitta (1304–73), patron saint of Sweden. She was a noblewoman who bore her husband eight children. After his death, she founded an order of nuns, the ‘Bridgettines’ or Order of the Most Holy Saviour. She also went to Rome, where she attempted to reform religious life.
| 4,483rd in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 3,050
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Birgit per capita
- 1965
- marked the height of its popularity
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