Bridget is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

female name derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

noun ''brígh'', meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternate meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of Saint Brigid of Kildare, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the

Gael The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languag ...

". This saint took on many of the characteristics of the early Celtic goddess

Brigid Brigid ( , ; meaning 'exalted one' from Old Irish),Campbell, MikBehind the Name.See also Xavier Delamarre, ''brigantion / brigant-'', in ''Dictionnaire de la langue gauloise'' (Éditions Errance, 2003) pp. 87–88: "Le nom de la sainte irlandais ...

, who was the goddess of agriculture and healing and possibly also of poetry and fire. One of her epithets was "Brigid of the Holy Fire".Todd (1998), p. 23 In German and Scandinavian countries, the popularity of the name spread due to

Saint Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373) born as Birgitta Birgersdotter, also Birgitta of Vadstena, or Saint Birgitta ( sv, heliga Birgitta), was a mystic and a saint, and she was also the founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after t ...

. In the

Irish language Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was ...

, the name is spelled ''Brighid'' or ''Bríd'' and is pronounced "breed" or "breej". In the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

language, the name is spelled ''Brìghde'' and is pronounced "breej-eh" At one time the name was so popular for Irish girls that Bridey was used as a slang term for an Irish girl in

English-speaking Speakers of English are also known as Anglophones, and the countries where English is natively spoken by the majority of the population are termed the ''Anglosphere''. Over two billion people speak English , making English the largest language ...

countries. Some Irish servant girls were called Biddie or Biddy by their employers even if that wasn't their real first name. It has been steadily used in the United States throughout the 20th and 21st centuries, though never among the top 100 most popular names for girls. It was most popular in the 1970s, when it ranked as the 153rd most popular name for girls born in that decade in the United States. It was ranked as the 367th most common name for girls and women in the United States in the 1990 census.

People with the name

Bridget Adams Bridget Shirley, Lady Bengough (née Adams; 4 May 1928 – 18 November 2019) was a British figure skater. She finished seventh at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V ...

(1928–2019), English figure skater *

Bridget Allchin Bridget Allchin (10 February 1927 – 27 June 2017) was an archaeologist who specialised in South Asian archaeology. She published many works, some co-authored with her husband, Raymond Allchin (1923–2010). Background She was born Bridget G ...

(1927–2017), English archaeologist *

Bridget Archer Bridget Kathleen Archer (born 18 May 1975) is an Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since the 2019 federal election. She is a member of the Liberal Party and represents the Division of Bass in Tasmania. ...

(born 1975), Australian politician *

Bridget Armstrong Bridget Armstrong (born 1937, Dunedin) is a New Zealand actress. She appeared on stage, film and TV several times, including '' The Lost Tribe (The Goodies)''; as Nurse Rosemary Layton, in the ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' ' episode, ''We Shall See' ...

(born 1937), New Zealand actress *

Bridget S. Bade Bridget Anne Shelton Bade (born October 8, 1965) is an American lawyer and jurist from Arizona. She is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She was formerly a United States magistrate judge o ...

(born 1965), American judge and lawyer *

Bridget Barrett Bridget Barrett (died 10 September 1845) was an Irish woman who was murdered in County Galway. Her murder attracted great notoriety at the time, and was "the subject of the first Coroner's inquest held in Connemara proper and led to two men being c ...

(died 1845), Irish murder victim *

Bridget Becker Bridget Becker (born 1 January 1981 in Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand female curler. On international level she is runner-up of 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, runner-up () and four-time bronze medallist (, , , ...

(born 1981), New Zealand curler *

Bridget Bedard Bridget Bedard is a television writer and producer who has garnered four Peabody Awards, a Golden Globe, both Writers and Producers Guild awards, as well as multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. Life and career Bridget Bedard grew up in S ...

, American producer and television writer *

Bridget Bendish Bridget Bendish (née Ireton) (1650–1726), was a daughter of General Henry Ireton and Bridget, Oliver Cromwell's eldest daughter. She was born in Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, England. She married Thomas Bendish, a distant relative of Sir Tho ...

(1650–1726), daughter of Bridget Cromwell *

Bridget Benenate Bridget Benenate is an American songwriter. She first found success in her song "Permission To Shine", which was performed by the band Bachelor Girl. The same year Bridget's song "Everything Changes" was featured on ''Dawson’s Creek''. In 2001 ...

, American songwriter *

Bridget Bevan Bridget Bevan (née Vaughan; baptised 30 October 1698 – 11 December 1779), also known as Madam Bevan, was a Wales, Welsh educationalist and public benefactor. She was the chief supporter of Griffith Jones (priest), Griffith Jones and his system ...

(1698–1779), Welsh educationalist and public benefactor *

Bridget Bishop Bridget Bishop ( 1632 – 10 June 1692) was the first person executed for witchcraft during the Salem witch trials in 1692. Nineteen were hanged, and one, Giles Corey, was pressed to death. Altogether, about 200 people were tried. Family life ...

(c. 1632–1692), first person executed for witchcraft during the

Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom w ...

Bridget Boakye Bridget Boakye is a Ghanaian entrepreneur, data scientist and writer. She co-founded TalentsinAfrica, one of Africa's fastest-growing skills accelerator and recruitment platforms. Her company was among the top 20 companies selected in October ...

, Ghanaian data scientist, entrepreneur and writer *

Bridget Boland Bridget Boland (13 March 1913 – 19 January 1988) was an Irish-British screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Life Bridget Boland was the daughter of Irish politician John Pius Boland and Eileen Querin Boland ( Moloney). Born in London, Bridg ...

(1913–1988), Irish novelist, playwright and screenwriter *

Bridget Breiner Bridget Breiner (born 1974) is an American dancer and choreographer. Since 1991, she lives and works mainly in Germany. Breiner was born in Connecticut and brought up in Columbus, Ohio, where she received her early dance training. At 17, she furth ...

(born 1974), American dancer and choreographer *

Bridget M. Brennan Bridget Meehan Brennan (née Bridget Maeve Meehan, born 1974) is an American lawyer from Ohio who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She served as acting United States ...

(born 1974), American judge and lawyer *

Bridget Brind Bridget Brind is a British civil servant and diplomat, currently serving as List of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Jordan, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Jordan. Early life Career Brind joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Offi ...

, British diplomat *

Bridget A. Brink Bridget Ann Brink is an American diplomat serving as the List of ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine, United States Ambassador to Ukraine. In April 2022, she was nominated by President Joe Biden to be the United States ambassador to Ukra ...

, American diplomat *

Bridget Buckley Bridget Buckley (born 25 June 1955) is a British rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarloc ...

(born 1955), English rower *

Bridget Burgess Bridget Burgess (born December 26, 2001) is an Australian stock car racing driver. She last competed full-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 88 Chevrolet for her family-owned team, BMI Racing. Born in Australia, Burgess and ...

(born 2001), Australian stock car racing driver *

Bridget Calitz Bridget Calitz (born 3 September 1997) is a South African international lawn bowler. She has represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games and won a silver medal. Biography Calitz started bowling in 2011 and in 2019, she finished runner up ...

(born 1997), South African lawn bowler *

Bridget Callahan Bridget Rose Callahan (born April 16, 1996) is an American soccer player who last played as a midfielder for Orlando Pride in the NWSL. Early life Callahan attended Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School in Hollywood, Florida, and helped ...

(born 1996), American soccer player *

Bridget Carleton Bridget Carleton (born May 22, 1997) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Iowa State Cyclones and competed internationally ...

(born 1997), Canadian basketball player *

Bridget Carey Bridget Marie Carey (born June 1984) is an American technology journalist and host of the CNET Update. She authored the nation's first social media etiquette column, Poked and previously hosted a popular online gadget review show, Bridget Carey' ...

(born 1984), American technology journalist *

Bridget Carpenter Bridget Carpenter (born in New York City) is a television writer and playwright. Biography She received an M.F.A. from Brown University in 1995.Rodriguez, Bill"Bridget Carpenter swings into Trinity" providencephoenix.com, May 11–18, 2000 Her pla ...

, American playwright and screenwriter *

Bridget Carragher Bridget Olivia Carragher (born 17 June 1957) is a South African physicist specializing in electron microscopy. She is an adjunct professor at the Columbia University (New York City, NY), and alongside Clint Potter, is also the director of the Nati ...

(born 1957), South African physicist *

Bridget Cherry Bridget Cherry OBE, FSA, Hon. FRIBA (born 17 May 1941) is a British architectural historian who was series editor of the Pevsner Architectural Guides from 1971 until 2002, and is the author or co-author of several volumes in the series.

(born 1941), English architectural historian *

Bridget Christie Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She has written and performed 12 Edinburgh Festival Fringe shows and several comedy tours, in addition to radio and television work. She has rece ...

(born 1971), English actress, comedian and writer *

Bridget Cleary Bridget Cleary (née Boland; ga, Bríd Uí Chléirigh; 19 Feb 1867 – 15 March 1895) was an Irish woman who was murdered by her husband in 1895. She was either immolated or her body was set on fire immediately after her death. The husband's s ...

(1867–1895), Irish woman murdered by her husband *

Bridget Connolly Bridget Connolly (23 May 1890 – 15 November 1981) was an Irish nationalist and republican, active during the Easter Rising of 1916 and believed to be the only person from County Carlow to be in the General Post Office, Dublin, during the Easter ...

(1890–1981), Irish nationalist and republican *

Bridget R. Cooks Bridget R. Cooks is an American scholar, writer, curator, and academic. She is a professor who holds a joint appointment in the Department of African American Studies and the Department of Art History at the University of California, Irvine. Ed ...

, American academic, curator, scholar and writer *

Bridget Cromwell Bridget Cromwell (1624 – June 1662) was Oliver Cromwell's eldest daughter. She married General Henry Ireton and after he died General Charles Fleetwood. Life She was born to Elizabeth (born Bouchier) and Oliver Cromwell in 1624. Cromwell come ...

(1624–1662), eldest daughter of

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 Wars of the Three Ki ...

Bridget Dirrane Bridget Dirrane (15 November 1894 – 31 December 2003) was an Irish Nursing, nurse, centenarian and memoirist. Early life Bridget Dirrane was born in Oatquarter in the townland of Kilmurvey on Inishmore, Aran Islands, County Galway on 15 Novemb ...

(1894–2003), Irish memoirist and nurse *

Bridget Donahue Bridget Donahue is an American gallerist and curator. Education Donahue's studies include a B.A. anthropology and M.A in textiles. Her work with textiles led her to the art of Rosemarie Trockel, and in turn led Ms. Donahue to a position at Barba ...

, American art dealer *

Bridget Dowling Bridget Elizabeth Hitler, née Dowling (alternative Brigid Elisabeth, or Cissie) (3 July 1891 – 18 November 1969), was Adolf Hitler's sister-in-law via her marriage to Alois Hitler, Jr. She was the mother of Alois Hitler's son William Patric ...

(1891–1969), sister-in-law of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (; 20 April 188930 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was dictator of Nazi Germany, Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his death in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the le ...

* Bridget Doyle, Irish camogie player * Bridget Drinka (born 1951), American linguist *

Bridget Durity Bridget Durity (born 8 October 1951) is a Trinidadian cricketer. He played in six first-class matches for Trinidad and Tobago in 1973/74 and 1974/75. See also * List of Trinidadian representative cricketers This is a list of all cricketers wh ...

(born 1951), Trinidadian cricketer *

Bridget Dwyer Bridget Dwyer (born September 16, 1980) is an American professional golfer, best known for her appearance on ''The Big Break'', the Golf Channel's reality television series. Dwyer was born in Oahu, Hawaii, and is the youngest of six children. ...

(born 1980), American golfer * Bridget Egerton (1577–1648), English religious writer *

Bridget Everett Bridget Everett (born April 21, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, singer, writer, and cabaret performer. She has starred in the semi-autobiographical 2022 HBO series '' Somebody Somewhere'', the movie ''Fun Mom Dinner'', and in a one-hour ...

(born 1972), American comedian *

Bridget Flanery Bridget Christine Flanery (born March 24, 1970 in Guthrie Center, Iowa) is an American actress. Early life Bridget Christine Flanery was born on March 24 in Guthrie Center, Iowa. Flanery has an older sister, Jill, and three brothers, James, Bi ...

, American actress *

Bridget Flannery Bridget Flannery (born 1959) is an Irish painter working in abstract painting. Mark Ewart says: "She is not a landscape painter in the strictest sense of the word," but both he and fellow critic Aidan Dunne say that her work is influenced by ...

(born 1959), Irish painter *

Bridget Fonda Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is an American actress. She is known for her roles in ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), ''Single White Female'' (1992), ''Singles'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' (1993), '' It Could Happen to You'' ( ...

(born 1964), American actress *

Bridget Franek Bridget Franek (born November 8, 1987 in Cleveland) is an American middle distance runner who was in the U.S. Olympic team for the 2012 Summer Olympics in the 3000 meter steeplechase. High school career Franek is the child of parents Tom and Ro ...

(born 1987), American middle distance runner *

Bridget Gainer Bridget Gainer (born 1968/1969) is an American politician serving as a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 10th district. She was appointed to the position in 2009. Early life and education Gainer was born and raised in the ...

(born 1968/1969), American politician *

Bridget Galloway Bridget Galloway (born 19 July 1999) is an English footballer player, playing as a forward for Durham in the FA Women's Championship. She has represented England at under-19 level. Club career Sunderland Galloway made her first team debut ...

(born 1999), English footballer player *

Bridget Gilling Bridget Sabina Gilling, ''née'' Fisher (1922 – 2009) was an English-born Australian feminist and social activist. Biography She was born in London and raised in Sussex amid a politically active family. Her grandparents, Charles and Mari ...

(1922–2009), English–Australian activist and feminist *

Bridget Goodwin Bridget Goodwin (–19 October 1899) was a New Zealand goldminer and character. Early life Bridget Goodwin was born in Ireland, possibly in Dublin, some time between 1802 and 1827. Her parents' names are unknown. She had little or no educati ...

(c. 1827–1899), Irish–New Zealand goldminer *

Bridget Hall Bridget Hall (born December 12, 1977) is an American model. Early life Hall was born in Springdale, Arkansas. At the age of 10 she was modeling in Dallas, Texas. At this time she was living in the suburb of Farmers Branch, where she briefly a ...

(born 1977), American model *

Bridget Hanley Bridget Ann Elizabeth Hanley (February 3, 1941 – December 15, 2021) was an American actress, known for her starring and supporting roles in TV comedy, western, adventure, and drama programs, including as Candy Pruitt in the Western dramedy ser ...

(1941–2021), American actress *

Bridget Haraldsdotter Bridget Haraldsdotter, also Brigida ( sv, Birgitta Haraldsdotter) (c. 1131 – c. 1208) was queen consort of Sweden, Queen of Sweden as the spouse of King Magnus II of Sweden, Magnus II. Brigida Haraldsdotter was the illegitimate daughter of Ki ...

(c. 1131–1208), Queen consort of Sweden *

Bridget Harrison Bridget Harrison (born 22 February 1971) is a freelance journalist and Contributing Editor at the Times Magazine. She is also an editor on the Times T2 and Times Weekend sections. She was the deputy editor of ''The London Paper''. Life She was bo ...

(born 1971), English freelance journalist *

Bridget Hodson Bridget Hodson is an English actress better known for her roles of Elaine in the mini-series ''The Mists of Avalon'' and Ilsa Haupstein in the film ''Hellboy Hellboy is a fictional superhero created by writer-artist Mike Mignola. The character ...

, English actress *

Bridget Hoffman Bridget Hoffman (born 1961/1962) is an American voice actress and ADR writer who has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime films and television series, usually under an alias such as Ruby Marlowe. Prior to ...

(born 1961/1962), American voice actress *

Bridget Holmes Bridget Holmes (1591–1691) was a domestic servant at the English royal court in the 17th century. Holmes was a necessary woman whose duties included emptying and scouring chamber pots and cleaning the royal apartments. She served during th ...

(1591–1691), English domestic servant *

Bridget Hustwaite Bridget Hustwaite (born 10 April 1991) is an Australian radio presenter, television presenter, journalist, author, and health activist. Her debut book, ''How to Endo'', which chronicles her experiences with endometriosis, was released on 2 Mar ...

(born 1991), Australian radio presenter and journalist *

Bridget Hutter Bridget M. Hutter was a British sociologist. Hutter attended the University of London, where she studied sociology, and later earned a doctorate in the subject from the University of Oxford. She began teaching at Oxford and later moved to the Lon ...

, English sociologist *

Bridget Hyem Bridget Anne Hyem (26 September 1933 – 3 March 2014), née MacIntyre and known as Bud, was the first female equestrian to represent Australia at an Olympic Games. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Riding Coronation, ...

(1933–2014), Australian equestrian *

Bridget Ikin Bridget Ikin is a New Zealand film producer who has lived and worked in Australia since 1990. Early life and education Ikin was born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. She took a BA in English literature from the University of Auckland, followed by ...

, New Zealand film producer *

Bridget Jackson Barbara Amy Bridget Jackson (born 10 July 1936) is an English amateur golfer. She won the 1954 Girls Amateur Championship, the 1956 English Women's Amateur Championship and the 1967 Canadian Women's Amateur. She played in three Curtis Cup matc ...

(born 1936), English golfer *

Bridget Jones Nelson Bridget Jones Nelson ( Jones; born September 24, 1964), also credited as simply Bridget Jones or Bridget Nelson, is an American screenwriter and actor for ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. She worked as a contributing writer for the show before ...

(born 1964), American actress and screenwriter *

Bridget Kahele Bridget Kahele (born 1 August 1996) is an American rugby union player. Kahele was named in the United States squad to the 2022 Pacific Four Series in New Zealand. She made her international debut against Canada in the opening game of the tournamen ...

(born 1996), American rugby player *

Bridget Karlin Bridget Karlin is an American entrepreneur and business woman. She is currently Chief Technology Officer, Global Managing Director, and Vice President of IBM Global Services, IBM Global Technology Services. She has been the independent director on ...

, American entrepreneur *

Bridget Katsriku Bridget Katsriku is a Ghanaian public servant and currently the Chairperson of the Public Services Commission and the first female Chairperson of the Public Services Commission of Ghana. She was sworn into office by the late President John Atta ...

, Ghanaian public servant *

Bridget Kearney Bridget Kearney (kə́ːnɪj, car'-nee) is an American musician and songwriter. She is a founding member of the band Lake Street Dive and winner of the 2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest in the Jazz category. Kearney's solo recording work beg ...

(born 1985), American musician and songwriter *

Bridget Anne Kelly Bridget Anne Kelly is the former deputy chief of staff to the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, known for her participation in the Bridgegate scandal. Kelly, a New Jersey native, grew up in Ramsey and graduated from Immaculate Heart Acad ...

(born 1972), American political consultant *

Bridget Kelly Bridget Kelly (born April 8, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from New York City. In 2008, Kelly, a pop and R&B recording artist, who has written songs for fellow American singers such as Kelly Clarkson, secured a recording contract ...

(born 1986), American singer and songwriter *

Bridget Kendall Bridget Kendall (born 27 April 1956) is an English journalist who was the BBC's Diplomatic correspondent working for the corporation's radio and television networks. Since July 2016, she has been Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge: the first woman ...

(born 1956), English journalist *

Bridget Kumwenda Bridget Kumwenda (born 8 September 1991), also referred to as Bridget Chalera or Bridget Kumwenda Chalera, is a Malawi netball international player. She represented Malawi at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups and at the 2018 Commonwealt ...

(born 1991), Malawi netball player * Bridget Terry Long (born 1973), American economics professor *

Bridget Lowe Bridget Lowe is an American poet. In an early interview, Lowe expressed her interest in and commitment to “figures who are rejected by the same social groups for which they are expected to perform.” ThPoetry Foundationelaborates “Her poetry ...

, American poet *

Bridget Maasland Bridget Maasland (born 9 November 1974) is a Dutch VJ, television presenter and producer. Career She worked as a model and appeared on the catwalk in fashionshows for children. Her debut on television was a commercial for fruit as a healthy al ...

(born 1974), Dutch television presenter *

Bridget G. MacCarthy Bridget G. MacCarthy (7 June 1904 – April 1993) was an Irish academic and writer. She has been described as one of the most important female cultural and literary historians. Biography Bridget Gerard MacCarthy was born to Jeremiah MacCarthy a ...

(1904–1993), Irish academic and writer *

Bridget Malcolm Bridget Malcolm is an Australian model who is known for appearing in Victoria's Secret Fashion shows in addition to walking in other fashion shows such as Ralph Lauren and Stella McCartney. Besides shows, Malcolm has also appeared in magazines ...

, Australian model *

Bridget Markham Bridget Markham (1579–1609), was a courtier to Anne of Denmark and subject of poems. Bridget was a daughter of Sir James Harington (1542–1614) of Ridlington, Rutland, and Frances Sapcote (d. 1599) daughter and co-heir of Robert Sapcote of Elt ...

(1579–1609), English courtier * Bridget Martyn (1935–2020), Egyptian–born English encyclopedist * Bridget Masango (born 1962), South African politician *

Bridget Masinga Bridget Masinga (born 26 February 1981) is a South African actress, television and radio personality, fashion model and philanthropist. She placed 3rd in the 2002 Miss South Africa pageant and is best known for her roles on the South African ...

(born 1981), South African actress, model, radio and television personality *

Bridget Marquardt Bridget Marquardt (born September 25, 1974) is an American television personality and model, known for her role in the reality TV series ''The Girls Next Door'', which depicted her life as one of ''Playboy'' founder Hugh Hefner's girlfriends. A ...

(born 1973), American television personality *

Bridget McConnell Bridget Mary McConnell, Baroness McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (born 28 May 1958) is a Scottish cultural administrator and current Chief Executive Officer oGlasgow Life the charity responsible for delivering culture and sport in Glasgow. McConnel ...

(born 1958), Scottish cultural administratior *

Bridget Mary McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and judge. She served on the Michigan Supreme Court from 2013 to 2022, first as an associate justice, and as chief justice from 2019 to 2022. Previously she was a profe ...

(born 1966), American judge, lawyer and professor *

Bridget McDonough Bridget McDonough is the co-founder of Light Opera Works Music Theater Works (formerly Light Opera Works) is a resident professional not-for-profit musical theatre company in Evanston, Illinois. It was founded in 1980 by Philip Kraus, Bridget McDo ...

, American theatre director * Bridget McEvilly (born 1946), English nursing administratior *

Bridget McKeever Bridget McKeever (born 2 February 1983), also known as Bridget Cleland, is a former Ireland women's field hockey international. Between 2003 and 2010 she made 150 senior appearances for Ireland. She also captained Ireland. Early years and e ...

(born 1983), Irish field hockey player *

Bridget McKenzie Bridget McKenzie (born 27 December 1969) is an Australian politician. She is a member of the National Party and has been a Senator for Victoria since 2011. She has held ministerial office in the Turnbull and Morrison governments, also serving ...

(born 1969), Australian politician *

Bridget Minamore Bridget Minamore (born 1991) is a British poet, essayist, journalist and critic. She is the author of the 2016 poetry collection ''Titanic'', and her writing has appeared in such outlets as ''The Guardian'', ''The Stage'', '' i'', ''The Fader'', ...

(born 1991). British poet, essayist, journalist and critic *

Bridget Moran Bridget Moran (September 1, 1923 – August 21, 1999), née Drugan, was a Canadian social activist and author in British Columbia. Born in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, shortly after her birth her family emigrated to Success, S ...

(1923–1999), Canadian activist and author *

Bridget Motha Bridget Motha (born 20 April 1986) is a South African soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Milano United. He previously played for Slovak club FK Senica FK Senica () is a Slovak football team, based in the town of Senica. The cl ...

(born 1986), South African soccer player *

Bridget Moynahan Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress and model. Moynahan is best known for her role as Erin Reagan in the police drama '' Blue Bloods''. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and be ...

(born 1971), American actress and model *

Bridget Mutuma Bridget K. Mutuma is a researcher in chemistry and material sciences at Nairobi University in Kenya. She focuses on developing nanomaterials associated with sensors. She is a Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences The African Academy of Scie ...

, Kenyan–South African nanotechnologist *

Bridget Namiotka Bridget Namiotka (January 3, 1990 – July 25, 2022) was an American pair skater who won gold on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed fourth at two World Junior Championships. Life and career Bridget Namiotka, the daughter of Steve and ...

(born 1990), American pair skater *

Bridget Neval Bridget Neval (born 13 February 1985) also known as Bridget Phillips is a retired Indian-born Australian actress. She has been in various television programs including ''Wicked Science'' and but is most famous for her portrayal of Lana Crawford i ...

(born 1985), Indian–born Australian–Canadian actress *

Bridget Newell Ursula Bridget Constance Newell, JP (1911 – 4 June 1937) was a British barrister, magistrate and amateur golfer. She was runner-up in the 1936 British Ladies Amateur, and one of the favourites for 1937. However, she died suddenly, aged 25, short ...

(1911–1937), English barrister and golfer *

Bridget Parsons Lady Mary Bridget Parsons (27 October 1907 – 26 January 1972) was an English socialite, part of the Bright Young Things. Biography Lady Mary Bridget Parsons was born on 27 October 1907, the daughter of William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse and F ...

(1907–1972), English socialite *

Bridget Partridge Bridget Mary Partridge (21 October 1890 – 4 December 1966), also known as Sister Mary Liguori, was an Irish-born Australian Roman Catholic religious sister who on the night of 24 July 1920 fled the Presentation Convent in Wagga Wagga ...

(1890–1966), Irish–born Australian Catholic religious sister *

Bridget Pastoor Bridget Antoinette Brennan Pastoor (born April 13, 1940) is a Canadians, Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Alberta legislative assembly from 22 November 2004 to May 5, 2015. Pastoor began her pol ...

(born 1940), Canadian politician *

Bridget Patterson Bridget Emma Patterson (born 12 April 1994) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a right-handed batter for the South Australian Scorpions in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League ...

(born 1994), Australian cricketer *

Bridget Perrier Bridget Perrier (born 1977) is an activist and former trafficked prostitute who cofounded Sex Trade 101 with Natasha Falle. She became a child prostitute at the age of 12 while she was staying at a group home and an older girl there persuaded her ...

(born 1977), Canadian anti-prostitution activist *

Bridget Pettis Bridget Pettis (born January 1, 1971) was an Assistant Coach of the Chicago Sky Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) professional basketball team. She is an American former college and professional basketball player who was a guard in t ...

(born 1971), American basketball player and coach *

Bridget Phillipson Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British politician serving as Shadow Secretary of State for Education since 2021. A member of the Labour Party, she has been Member of Parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South since ...

(born 1983), English politician *

Bridget Pickering Bridget Pickering (born 1966) is a film maker and producer from Namibia. Among other projects, she was an executive producer on the 2004 film Hotel Rwanda.Arevalo, Rica (13 March 2010)Producer notes great strides of women in cinema ''Philippine Da ...

, Namibian Film producer *

Bridget Pitt Bridget Pitt is a South African writer, environmental activist and art teacher who was born in Zimbabwe and lives in Cape Town. In 1987 she received a British Council Scholarship to study media at the University of London. Her first published ...

, Zimbabwean–born South African environmental activist and writer *

Bridget Poulett Lady Bridget Elizabeth Felicia Henrietta Augusta Poulett, Señora Robledo (29 January 1912 – 1975), was an English socialite, sometime model of Cecil Beaton. Biography Lady Bridget Elizabeth Felicia Henrietta Augusta Poulett was born on 29 Jan ...

(1912–1975), English socialite *

Bridget Powers Bridget Powers (born October 11, 1980) is an American pornographic actress with dwarfism. She is often credited as "Bridget the Midget" or with the alternate spelling "Bridget Powerz". Besides her adult work, she has also appeared in many films ...

(born 1980), American pornographic actress with dwarfism *

Bridget Prentice Bridget Theresa Prentice (' Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a British politician, who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Lewisham East from 1992 to 2010. She was married to the Labour MP Gordon Prentice from 1975 until their divorce in 2000. ...

, (born 1952), Scottish politician * Bridget Redmond (1904–1952), Irish politician *

Bridget Regan Bridget Catherine Regan (born February 3, 1982) is an American actress known for portrayals such as Kahlan Amnell in the television series ''Legend of the Seeker'', Rebecca Lowe / Rachel Turner in '' White Collar'', Rose Solano in ''Jane the ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Bridget Reweti Bridget Reweti (active since 2000s) is a New Zealand photographer and moving image artist of Ngāti Ranginui and Ngāi Te Rangi descent. Reweti is a member of the artist group Mata Aho Collective. Education Reweti holds a Masters in Māori Vi ...

, New Zealand photographer and moving image artist *

Bridget Rice Bridget Mary Rice (; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was born on 7 May 1885 in Louisburgh, County Mayo to Walter Heneghan and Bridget McGreal. Her brother John Heneghan was a Columban priest. A postmi ...

(1885–1967), Irish politician *

Bridget Riley Bridget Louise Riley (born 24 April 1931) is an English painter known for her op art paintings. She lives and works in London, Cornwall and the Vaucluse in France. Early life and education Riley was born on 24 April 1931 in West Norwood, No ...

(born 1931), English painter *

Bridget Robinson Bridget Anne Robinson is a New Zealand oncology academic. As of 2018, she is a full professor at the University of Otago, holding the Mackenzie Chair since 2010. Academic career After a 1985 MD titled '' 'Effects of vasoactive agents on tumo ...

, New Zealand oncology academic *

Bridget Rosewell Bridget Clare Rosewell, (born 18 September 1951) is a British economist. Her expertise includes economic development, transport and agglomeration economics, development evaluation, infrastructure, forecasting, industry dynamics and competiti ...

, (born 1951), English economist *

Bridget Rowe Bridget Rowe (16 March 1950 – 12 January 2021) was a British newspaper editor. Life and career Rowe worked for a succession of magazines: ''19'', ''Petticoat'', ''Club'', ''Look Now'' and ''Woman's World'', before becoming Assistant Editor of '' ...

(1950–2021), English newspaper editor *

Bridget Scanlon Bridget R. Scanlon (born 1959) is an Irish and American hydrogeologist known for her work on groundwater depletion and groundwater recharging, and of the effects of climate change and land usage patterns on groundwater. She is a senior researc ...

(born 1959), American hydrogeologist *

Bridget Sequeira Mother Bridget Sequeira, F.M.C.K., was a Pakistani-Indian Franciscan religious sister who founded the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King, a missionary religious congregation for women, in Karachi, Pakistan, then India. It is the only Cath ...

(1905–1987), Pakistani religious sister *

Bridget Sloan Bridget Elizabeth Sloan (born June 23, 1992) is an American artistic gymnast. She is the 2009 world champion in the all-around, the 2009 United States national champion, and a silver medalist with the American team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in ...

(born 1992), American artistic gymnast *

Bridget St John Bridget St John (born Bridget Anne Hobbs; 4 October 1946 in Surrey, England) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for the three albums she recorded between 1969 and 1972 for John Peel's Dandelion record label. Peel produced ...

(born 1946), English singer and songwriter *

Bridget Stutchbury Bridget J. Stutchbury is a Canadian biologist, currently a Distinguished Research Professor and Canada Research Chair in Ecology and Conservation Biology at York University. She is the author of the book '' Silence of the Songbirds'', finalist for ...

, Canadian biologist *

Bridget Tan Bridget Lew Tan (; 29 September 1948 – 18 April 2022) was a Singaporean migrant workers' rights advocate and the founder of the Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME). After retiring from a career in the private sector, Tan b ...

(1948–2022), Singaporean activist *

Bridget Tolley Bridget Tolley (born 1960) is a Canada-based Algonquin community worker, activist for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW), and the founder of the grassroots activist and support organization, Families of Sisters in Spirit (FSIS). Early l ...

(born 1960), Canadian Algonquin community worker *

Bridget Turner Bridget Joanna Turner (22 February 1939 – 27 December 2014) was an English actress. She played a radical English teacher, Judy Threadgold, opposite Alun Armstrong's woodwork teacher in Alan Plater's ''Get Lost!'' for Yorkshire Television, sho ...

(1939–2014), English actress *

Bridget Vallence Bridget Vallence is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Parliament of Victoria, Victorian Parliament in November 2018 to represent the Electoral district of Evelyn, Evelyn District and is the Shadow Minister for Industry, Manufactu ...

, Australian politician *

Bridget Valverde Bridget G. Valverde is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island Senate, representing District 35 since January 1, 2019. Valverde won election to a Republican-held seat in the Rhode Island Senate on November 6, 2018. On the same day that Valverde ...

(born 1982), American politician *

Bridget Wade Bridget S. Wade is a British micropalaeontologist who is a professor at the University College London. Her research considers Cenozoic climate change, which she investigates by studying preserved planktonic foraminifera. Wade was a guest on the 2 ...

, English micropalaeontologist *

Bridget Walters Bridget Walters is an Australian actress and veteran member of the State Theatre Company of South Australia where she has performed in productions of Macbeth, Noises Off, Uncle Vanya and The Cripple of Inishmaan. Her brother is Sam Walters. ...

, Australian actress *

Bridget Williams Bridget Rosamund Williams (born 1948) is a New Zealand publisher and founder of two independent publishing companies: Port Nicholson Press and Bridget Williams Books. Early life and family Born in 1948, Williams was the daughter of Mary Willia ...

(born 1948), New Zealand publisher and founder of

Bridget Williams Books Bridget Williams Books is a New Zealand book publisher, established in 1990 by Bridget Williams. Establishment Williams established the company in 1990 when the company she was working for, Allen & Unwin, was sold. She purchased the titles wh ...

Bridget Wishart Bridget Wishart (born 25 February 1962) is an English vocalist, musician and performance artist. She was a member of English rock band Hawkwind from 1989 to 1991. Wishart was the first woman to sing lead vocals in Hawkwind, and is the band's on ...

(born 1962), English musician, singer and performance artist

Fictional characters

* Bridget (''Guilty Gear''), in the fighting game series ''Guilty Gear'' * Bridget, in the film ''

The Wild ''The Wild'' is a 2006 American computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by animator Steve "Spaz" Williams and written by Ed Decter, John J. Strauss, Mark Gibson and Philip Halprin. It features the voices of Eddie Izzard, Kiefer Sutherla ...

'' * Bridget, in the film ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American Animated film, animated musical film, musical adventure film directed by Don Bluth from a screenplay by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss and a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film features t ...

'' *

Bridget Forrester Bridget Forrester is a fictional character from ''The Bold and the Beautiful'', an American soap opera on the CBS network. She first appeared in 1992 as the infant daughter of Brooke Logan and Eric Forrester. The character was portrayed by actress ...

, in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Bridget Hennessey, the eldest child on the sitcom ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'' *

Bridget Jones Bridget Rose Jones is a fictional character created by British writer Helen Fielding. Jones first appeared in Fielding's ''Bridget Jones's Diary'' column in ''The Independent'' in 1995, which did not carry any byline. Thus, it seemed to be an actu ...

* Bridget von Hammersmark, played by

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger ( Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German and American actress. Early in her career, Kruger gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in f ...

in the film ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger and Mélanie Laurent. The film tells an alter ...

'' *

Bridget "Bee" Vreeland ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' is a series of five bestselling young adult novels by Ann Brashares: ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (2001),'' '' The Second Summer of the Sisterhood (2003),'' '' Girls in Pants'' (2005), '' Fore ...

, in the book and movie ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''

Variations

Birgit Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: * Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress * Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician * Bir ...

(

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

), (

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

) *

Birgitta Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common ...

(

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

), (

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

), ( Icelandic), (

), (

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

) *Birgitte (

), (

) *Breeshey ( Manx) *Bridget (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

) *Bridgette (

) *Bridgid (

) *Brídín (

) *Bridzhit (

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

), (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

) *Bridzhyt (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

) *Brigette (

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

) *Brìghde (

) *Brighid (

) *Brighidín (

) *Brigid (

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic ( sga, Goídelc, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ga, Sean-Ghaeilge; gd, Seann-Ghàidhlig; gv, Shenn Yernish or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive writt ...

) *Brígida (

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

), (

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

), (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

) *Brigida (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

), (

) *Brigit (

) *

Brigita Brigita is predominantly a Lithuanian and Slovenian feminine given name. Individuals bearing the name Brigita include: *Brigita Brezovac (born 1979), Slovenian bodybuilder *Brigita Bukovec (born 1970), Slovenian hurdler *Brigita Ivanauskaitė (bor ...

( Croatian), (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

), ( Latvian), (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

), (

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

) *Brigitta (

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

), (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

), ( Hungarian) *

Brigitte Brigitte is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brigitte Amm, German rower * Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), a French actress and singer * Brigitte Becue (born 1972), a Belgian breaststroke swimmer * Brigitte Bierlein (bo ...

(

), (

) *Brita (

) *

Britta Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name ''Brighid'' (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. ...

(

), (

) *Brygida (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

) *Ffraid (

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

) *Gitta (

) *Gittan (

) * Gitte (

) *Piret (

...

) *Piritta (

) *Pirjo (

) *Pirkko (

) *Priita (

) *Riitta (

)Rosenkrantz and Satran (2007), p. 40

References

Bibliography

*Rosenkrantz, Linda, and Satran, Pamela Redmond (2008). ''Cool Names for Babies''. St. Martin's Griffin. *Todd, Loreto (1998). ''Celtic Names for Children''. Irish American Book Company. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridget (Given Name) Irish feminine given names English feminine given names