Name
Brigid
Meaning
Brigid is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “exalted one”.
Brigid was the Irish goddess of fire, poetry, and the forge, and her name means the exalted one; Saint Brigid of Kildare inherited both her name and her perpetual sacred flame, tended by nuns for a thousand years. Ireland made her feast day a national holiday in 2023, renewing interest in the original spelling.
The variant Bridget ranked high in the US for decades; Brigid stays closer to its Irish roots.
At a glance
- Origin
- Irish
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /BRIJ-id/
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Questions
Brigid is a feminine name of Irish origin meaning “exalted one”. Brigid was the Irish goddess of fire, poetry, and the forge, and her name means the exalted one; Saint Brigid of Kildare inherited both her name and her perpetual sacred flame, tended by nuns for a thousand years.
Brigid is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. The variant Bridget ranked high in the US for decades; Brigid stays closer to its Irish roots.
The name Brigid comes from Irish. Brigid was the Irish goddess of fire, poetry, and the forge, and her name means the exalted one; Saint Brigid of Kildare inherited both her name and her perpetual sacred flame, tended by nuns for a thousand years. Ireland made her feast day a national holiday in 2023, renewing interest in the original spelling.
Brigid is pronounced BRIJ-id.
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