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Birgit (female)

Variants:Berit (F) Birgitta (F) Birgitte (F) Birthe (F) Bridget (F) Brighid (F)
Diminutive(s):Britta (F)
Derivative(s):Brita (F)
   
Source(s): The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:

Scandinavian form of Brighid/Bridget, of uncertain origin.
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