Britta - name meaning and origin

The girl's name Britta \b-ritta, br(it)-ta\ is a variant of Birgit (Norwegian), Bridget (Gaelic), Britt (Swedish) and Brittany (Latin), and the meaning of Britta is "exalted one; from Brittany or Great Britain".

The baby name Britta sounds like Brita, Bretta, Brietta, Brieta, Britte and Britty. Other similar baby names are Bitta and Brittan.

Britta is a common female first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Britta. Compare Britta with related baby names.