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 ...

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 langua ...

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 i ...

, American producer and television writer * Bridget Bendish (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 200 ...

, American songwriter *

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

(1698–1779), Welsh educationalist and public benefactor * Bridget Bishop (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, 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, Brid ...

(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 fur ...

(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 (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 ...

, American playwright and screenwriter * Bridget Carragher (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 (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 co ...

(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 K ...

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, American art dealer * Bridget Dowling (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 (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-hou ...

(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, B ...

, 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 (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 Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district, 10th district. She was appointed to the position in 2009. Early lif ...

(born 1968/1969), American politician * Bridget Galloway (born 1999), English footballer player * Bridget Gilling (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 (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, 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, 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 Japan ( ja ...

(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 Ac ...

(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 (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 (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 (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. References American musical theatre directors American theatre managers and producers Northwestern University alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{ ...

, 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 servin ...

(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 (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 ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1971), American basketball player and coach * Bridget Phillipson (born 1983), English politician * Bridget Pickering, Namibian Film producer * Bridget Pitt, Zimbabwean–born South African environmental activist and writer * Bridget Poulett (1912–1975), English socialite * Bridget Powers (born 1980), American pornographic actress with dwarfism * Bridget Prentice, (born 1952), Scottish politician * Bridget Redmond (1904–1952), Irish politician * Bridget Regan (born 1982), American actress * Bridget Reweti, New Zealand photographer and moving image artist * Bridget Rice (1885–1967), Irish politician * Bridget Riley (born 1931), English painter * Bridget Robinson, New Zealand oncology academic * Bridget Rosewell, (born 1951), English economist * Bridget Rowe (1950–2021), English newspaper editor * Bridget Scanlon (born 1959), American hydrogeologist * Bridget Sequeira (1905–1987), Pakistani religious sister * Bridget Sloan (born 1992), American artistic gymnast * Bridget St John (born 1946), English singer and songwriter * Bridget Stutchbury, Canadian biologist * Bridget Tan (1948–2022), Singaporean activist * Bridget Tolley (born 1960), Canadian Algonquin community worker * Bridget Turner (1939–2014), English actress * Bridget Vallence, Australian politician * Bridget Valverde (born 1982), American politician * Bridget Wade, English micropalaeontologist * Bridget Walters, Australian actress * Bridget Williams (born 1948), New Zealand publisher and founder of Bridget Williams Books * Bridget Wishart (born 1962), English musician, singer and performance artist

Fictional characters

* Bridget (Guilty Gear), Bridget (''Guilty Gear''), in the fighting game series ''Guilty Gear'' * Bridget, in the film ''The Wild'' * Bridget, in the film ''An American Tail'' * Bridget Forrester, in ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' * Bridget Hennessey, the eldest child on the sitcom ''8 Simple Rules'' * Bridget Jones * Bridget von Hammersmark, played by Diane Kruger in the film ''Inglourious Basterds'' * Bridget "Bee" Vreeland, in the book and movie ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants''

Variations

*Birgit (disambiguation), Birgit (Estonian language, Estonian), (Norwegian language, Norwegian) *Birgitta (Danish language, Danish), (Finnish language, Finnish), (Icelandic language, Icelandic), (Norwegian language, Norwegian), (Swedish language, Swedish) *Birgitte (Danish language, Danish), (Norwegian language, Norwegian) *Breeshey (Manx language, Manx) *Bridget (English language, English) *Bridgette (English language, English) *Bridgid (English language, English) *Brídín (

) *Bridzhit (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian), (Russian language, Russian) *Bridzhyt (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian) *Brigette (French language, French) *Brìghde (

) *Brighid (

) *Brighidín (

) *Brigid (Old Irish) *Brígida (Catalan language, Catalan), (Portuguese language, Portuguese), (Spanish language, Spanish) *Brigida (Italian language, Italian), (Spanish language, Spanish) *Brigit (Old Irish) *Brigita (Croatian language, Croatian), (Czech language, Czech), (Latvian language, Latvian), (Lithuanian language, Lithuanian), (Slovenian language, Slovenian) *Brigitta (Dutch language, Dutch), (German language, German), (Hungarian language, Hungarian) *Brigitte (French language, French), (German language, German) *Brita (Finnish language, Finnish) *Britta (Danish language, Danish), (Norwegian language, Norwegian), (Swedish language, Swedish) *Brygida (Polish language, Polish) *Ffraid (Welsh language, Welsh) *Gitta (German language, German) *Gittan (Swedish language, Swedish) *Gitte (name), Gitte (Danish language, Danish) *Piret (Estonian language, Estonian) *Piritta (Finnish language, Finnish) *Pirjo (Finnish language, Finnish) *Pirkko (Finnish language, Finnish) *Priita (Finnish language, Finnish) *Riitta (Finnish language, Finnish)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