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What does Birgit mean?
Birgit 
as a girls' name is pronounced ber-GEET. It is of Norwegian origin, and the meaning of Birgit is "exalted one". Variant of Bridget. Name of an Irish saint. There was also a Saint Birgitta, who was the patron saint of Sweden. See also Britt.
Variations
VARIANTS Birget, Birgetta, Birgitt, Birgitta, Birgitte, Brita, Britt, Britta, Byrget, Byrgitt
RELATED FORMS VIA BRIDGET, BRITT Beret, Berett, Berget, Bergett, Biddie, Birgett, Birkita, Birkitta, Birkitte, Birte, Bridgid, Bridgit, Bridgot, Briget, Bright, Brigid, Brigit, Brigita, Brigitt, Brijit, Brit, Brydgit, Bryget, Brygid, Brygit, Bryjit
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Birgit?
Birgit is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2492 out of 4276, Top 58%) but an unusual last name for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Which version is better?
Popular related forms of Birgit (OUTSIDE TOP 2000) are Bridget (#718 IN RECENT RANKINGS), Biddie, Brigid, Britt and Britta. Usage of these relations of Birgit was at its highest in the 1970s (AVERAGE #1343) and is now significantly less (#1743, ▼82.9%), with the form Bridget falling out of fashion. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arnit, Arzit, Barbi, Barbie, Bari, Barri, Barrie, Berdie, Bergen, Beril, Berit, Berni, Bernie, Bernita, Berri, Berrie, Berrit, Bert, Berti, Bertie▼, Bertita (see Bertha), Bibi, Billi, Billie▼, Binnie, Bird, Birdey, Birdie▼, Birdine, Birdy, Birta, Birtha, Bit, Bithia, Brei, Bret, Brett, Bri, Bria▼, Brid, Brie, Briet, Burnet, Byrdie, Carmit, Dorit, Dorrit, Irit, Liorit, Lirit, Margit, Margrit, Marit, Minuit, Nerit, Nirit, Nurit, Ofrit, Orit, Shirit, Urit, Vardit and Virgie▼. These names tend to be less frequently used than Birgit.
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