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What does Brigid mean?
Brigid 
as a name for girls is of Gaelic derivation, and the name Brigid means "exalted one". Brigid is a variant form of Bridget (Gaelic).
STARTS WITH Bri-
Variations
VARIANT Brygid
RELATED FORMS VIA BRIDGET Birgit, Bride, Bridee, Bridey, Bridgid, Bridgit, Bridgot, Bridi, Bridie, Bridy, Briget, Brigett, Brighid, Bright, Brigida, Brigidine, Brigit, Brigita, Brigitt, Brigitta, Brigitte▼, Brijet, Brijit, Brita, Brites, Britt, Britta, Britte, Brydgit, Brydie, Bryget, Brygit, Bryjit
MASCULINE FORMS Breed, Macbride
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Brigid?
Brigid is a somewhat prominent first name for women (#2263 out of 4276, Top 53%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Brigid was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its apex rank of #1108 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not in the Top 1000 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Bridget (#718 VIA LATEST LIST), Brigitte, Britt and Britta are the prominent alternative forms of Brigid ranked in the Top 2000. Usage of these forms of Brigid was widespread 48 years ago (AVERAGE #1139) and has become significantly less since, with versions like Brigitte going out of style.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Baibin, Bailie, Beige, Bibi, Bird, Bradi, Bradie, Brand, Brani, Brei, Breigh, Brenie, Bri, Bria▼, Briana▼, Briand, Brianda▼, Briane, Briann, Briar▲, Brid, Brie, Brieon, Brier, Briet, Brieta, Brighe, Briley, Brilie (see Briley), Brily, Brina, Brinda, Briney, Brinhild, Brinn, Brinna, Briny, Briona, Brione, Brioni, Briony, Brisa▼, Briseida▼, Briseis, Brisha, Brisia, Brissa▼, Brit, Britni▼, Britny▼, Briton, Brittie, Brittin, Britty, Brityn, Briza, Brodie, Brogan, Brogyn, Bronia, Brucie and Sigrid. These names tend to be less frequently used than Brigid.
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