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What does Brigitte mean?
Brigitte 
▼ as a girls' name is of French and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Brigitte is "exalted one". Variant of Bridget, made famous by the 1950s French film celebrity, Brigitte Bardot.
STARTS WITH Bri-
Variations
VARIANT Gitte
SEE ALSO Gitta
RELATED FORMS VIA BRIDGET Bergette, Birgitt, Birgitta, Birgitte, Birkitte, Bridgete, Bridgett▼, Bridgette▼, Bridgit, Bridgitte, Bridie, Brietta, Briget, Brigett, Brigette, Briggette, Briggitte, Bright, Brigid, Brigida, Brigidine, Brigit, Brigita, Brigitt, Brigitta, Brijit, Brijitte, Britt, Britta, Britte, Brydgitta, Brydgitte, Brygette, Brygit, Brygitte
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Brigitte Amia (B.A.), ..
How popular is Brigitte?
Brigitte is a very popular first name for females (#980 out of 4276, Top 23%) but a rare surname for all people. (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Brigitte was first listed in 1950-1959 and reached its apex position of #630 in the U.S. during 1960-1969, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Bridget (#718 A YEAR AGO), Bridgett, Bridgette, Brigette, Brigid, Britt and Britta are the prominent variation forms of Brigitte rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Bridie, are seldom used. Adoption of these relations of Brigitte was well-received among parents in the 1970s (AVERAGE #955) and is now significantly lower (#1839, ▼89%), with forms like Bridget becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Anisette, Arette, Ariette, Arlette▲, Artlette, Babbette, Bailie, Barbette, Beige, Bellette, Benoite, Bergett (see Bridget), Bernette, Bette▼, Birgett, Birgetta (see Birgit), Birgit, Birkitta (see Bridget), Bitta, Bobinette (see Roberta), Brenie, Bretta, Brette, Brianne▼, Briddgett, Bride, Bridee, Bridgot, Brienne, Brieta, Briette, Brigantia, Brighe, Brighid, Brijet, Brilie (see Briley), Brisia, Bristol▲, Brit, Brites, Britiney (see Brittany), Britnye, Brittan, Britten, Britteny, Brittie, Brittin, Brittine (see Brittany), Brittne, Brittney▼, Brittni▼, Britton, Britty, Brityn, Brityne (see Brittany), Bronte, Brunetta, Brunette, Brydjette, Bryget, Brygid, Bryjit (see Bridget), Byrgitt, Eliette, Ginette, Hugette, Irvette, Linette, Margette, Minette, Orette, Ornette, Reinette, Trinette and Trinitee. These names tend to be less commonly used than Brigitte.
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