Birgitte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish Birgitte and Norwegian Birgitte.

Proper noun

Birgitte

1. A female given name from Danish or Norwegian, equivalent to English Bridget.

Danish

Proper noun

Birgitte

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Swedish Birgitta

Related terms

• Berit, Birgit, Birthe, Birte, Britt, Britta, Gitte

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 27 522 females with the given name Birgitte have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Birgitte

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Bridget or Birgitta

Related terms

• Berit, Birgit, Brit, Brita, Britt.