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Bedelia (female)

Variants:Bridget (F)
Diminutive(s):Delia (F)
Derivative(s):Delia (F)
   
Source(s): "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
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Notes:

Irish Gaelic of unknown origin.  Bedelia is possibly the name from which Delia was derived.

Whyte [and several correspondents in the US] suggest that Bedelia is a variant of Bridget but we have no information on its derivation.
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