Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the

Gaelic Gaelic (pronounced for Irish Gaelic and for Scots Gaelic) is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". It may refer to: Languages * Gaelic languages or Goidelic languages, a linguistic group that is one of the two branches of the Insul ...

noun , meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely related to the popularity of

Saint Brigid of Kildare Saint Brigid of Kildare or Saint Brigid of Ireland (; Classical Irish: ''Brighid''; ; ) is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba. According to medieval Irish ha ...

, who was so popular in Ireland she was known as "Mary of the

Gael The Gaels ( ; ; ; ) are an Insular Celtic ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland, and the Isle of Man. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languages comprising Irish, Manx, and Scottish Gaelic ...

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

Brigid Brigid or Brigit ( , ; meaning 'exalted one'),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 irlandaise ''B ...

, 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, OSsS ( – 23 July 1374), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena (), was a Swedish Catholic mystic and the founder of the Bridgettines. Outside Sweden, she was also known as the Princess of Nericia ...

. In the

Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...

, the name is spelled or , . In the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

language, the name is spelled , . 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 The English-speaking world comprises the 88 countries and territories in which English is an official, administrative, or cultural language. In the early 2000s, between one and two billion people spoke English, making it 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. Adams was coached by Jacques Gerschwiler. She married Sir Piers Bengough in 1952. ...

(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 books, some co-authored with her husband, Raymond Allchin (1923–2010). Background She was born Bridget Go ...

(1927–2017), English archaeologist * Bridget Andrews (born 1993), English jockey * Bridget Archer (born 1975), Australian politician *

Bridget Armstrong Bridget Armstrong (born 1937, Dunedin) is a New Zealand actress. She was educated at St Patrick's Dominican College, Teschemakers, Oamaru. She appeared on stage, film and TV several times, including '' The Lost Tribe (The Goodies)''; as Nurse Ros ...

(born 1937), New Zealand actress *

Bridget Atkinson Bridget Atkinson (née Maughan) (1732–1814) was an English farmer and shell collector who amassed a collection from around the world. She was recognised at the end of her life by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne. In 1813 she w ...

(1732–1814), English farmer and shell collector * Bridget S. Bade (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 bein ...

(died 1845), Irish murder victim *

Bridget Becker Bridget Becker (born April 23, 1980 in Ranfurly, Otago, New Zealand) is a New Zealand female curler from Patearoa. At the international level she is runner-up of 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, runner-up () and four-time bron ...

(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 ...

, American producer and screenwriter *

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

(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 20 ...

, 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. Lif ...

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

Bridget Bishop Bridget Bishop (née Magnus; 1632 – 10 June 1692) was a midwife and 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 peop ...

(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 Province of Massachusetts Bay, colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Not everyone wh ...

* Bridget Boakye, Ghanaian data scientist, entrepreneur, and writer *

Bridget Boland Bridget Boland (13 March 1913 – 19 January 1988) was a British screenwriter, playwright and novelist. Life Bridget Boland was born in London on 13 March 1913 to Irish politician John Pius Boland and Eileen Querin Boland ( Moloney). Boland ...

(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 choreographer and dancer * Bridget M. Brennan (born 1974), American judge and lawyer * Bridget Brind, British diplomat * Bridget A. Brink, American diplomat * Bridget Buckley (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 (born 1997), South African lawn bowler * Bridget Callahan (born 1996), American soccer player * Bridget Carleton (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 pl ...

, American playwright and screenwriter * Bridget Carragher (born 1957), South African physicist *

Bridget Cherry Bridget Cherry (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.Bridget Christie Bridget Louise Christie (born 17 August 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, actress and writer. She has written and performed comedy tours, in addition to radio and television work. She has been nominated for a BAFTA. Early life and educatio ...

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

Bridget Cleary Bridget Cleary (née Boland; ; 19 February 1869 – 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 stated motive was hi ...

(1867–1895), Irish woman murdered by her husband * Bridget Connolly (1890–1981), Irish nationalist and republican * Bridget R. Cooks, American academic, curator, scholar, and writer * Bridget Cromwell (1624–1662), eldest daughter of

Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially ...

* Bridget Dirrane (1894–2003), Irish memoirist and nurse * Bridget Donahue, 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 half sister-in-law via her marriage to Alois Hitler Jr.. She was the mother of Alois Hitler's son William ...

(1891–1969), sister-in-law of

Adolf Hitler Adolf Hitler (20 April 1889 – 30 April 1945) was an Austrian-born German politician who was the dictator of Nazi Germany from 1933 until Death of Adolf Hitler, his suicide in 1945. Adolf Hitler's rise to power, He rose to power as the lea ...

* 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 Yamala Egwolosan Bridget Yamala Egwolosan (born 14 November 1970) is a Nigerian handball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially ...

(born 1970), Nigerian handball player *

Bridget Everett Bridget Everett (born April 21, 1972) is an American comedian, actress, singer, writer, and cabaret performer. She began her career appearing and co-writing alongside Michael Patrick King the Off-Broadway musical comedy ''At Least It's Pink: A ...

(born 1972), American comedian * Bridget Flanery, American actress * Bridget Flannery (born 1959), Irish painter *

Bridget Fonda Bridget Jane Fonda (born January 27, 1964) is a retired American actress, known for her roles in films such as ''The Godfather Part III'' (1990), '' Single White Female'' (1992), '' Singles'' (1992), ''Point of No Return'' (1993), '' It Could Ha ...

(born 1964), American actress * Bridget Franek (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 (born 1999), English football player * Bridget Gilling (1922–2009), English–Australian activist and feminist * Bridget Goodwin (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 ...

(born 1977), American model *

Bridget Hanley Bridget 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 series ''Here Com ...

(1941–2021), American actress * Bridget Haraldsdotter (1208), Queen consort of Sweden * Bridget Harrison (born 1971), English freelance journalist * Bridget Hodson, English actress *

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

(born 1961/1962), American voice actress * Bridget Holmes (1591–1691), English domestic servant * Bridget Hustwaite (born 1991), Australian journalist and radio presenter * Bridget Hutter, English sociologist * Bridget Hyem (1933–2014), Australian equestrian * Bridget Ikin, New Zealand producer * Bridget Jackson (born 1936), English golfer * Bridget Jones Nelson (born 1964), American actress and screenwriter * Bridget Kahele (born 1996), American rugby player * Bridget Karlin, American entrepreneur * Bridget Katsriku, 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 (born 1972), American political consultant *

Bridget Kelly Bridget Kelly (born April 8, 1986) is an American singer and songwriter from New York City. Kelly, an Contemporary R&B, R&B recording artist, has written songs for Kelly Clarkson. In 2008, she secured a recording contract with American rapper a ...

(born 1986), American singer and songwriter * Bridget Kendall (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 a ...

(born 1974), Dutch television presenter * Bridget G. MacCarthy (1904–1993), Irish academic and writer * Bridget Malcolm, Australian model *

Bridget Markham Bridget Markham (1579–1609), was a courtier to Anne of Denmark and the 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 o ...

(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 known for her roles on the South African televisi ...

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

Bridget Marquardt Bridget Marquardt is an American television personality and podcast host, 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. Marquardt has appeare ...

(born 1973), American television personality *

Bridget McConnell Bridget Mary McConnell, Lady McConnell of Glenscorrodale, (; born 28 May 1958) is a Scottish public sector administrator specialising in the arts. She was the chief executive officer of Glasgow Life from 2007 to 2022, the charity and arms-lengt ...

(born 1958), Scottish cultural administrator *

Bridget Mary McCormack Bridget Mary McCormack (born July 23, 1966) is an American lawyer, professor, and retired justice. 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 w ...

(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 Illinois founded in 1980 by Philip Kraus, Bridget McDonough, and Ellen D ...

, American theatre director * Bridget McEvilly (born 1946), English nursing administrator * Bridget McKeever (born 1983), Irish field hockey player *

Bridget McKenzie Bridget Grace 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 s ...

(born 1969), Australian politician * Bridget Minamore (born 1991). British critic, essayist, journalist and poet *

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, ...

(1923–1999), Canadian activist and author * Bridget Motha (born 1986), South African soccer player *

Bridget Moynahan Kathryn Bridget Moynahan (born April 28, 1971) is an American actress and former model. She graduated from Longmeadow High School in Massachusetts in 1989 and began pursuing a career in modeling. Moynahan appeared in department-store catalogs ...

(born 1971), American actress and model * Bridget Mutuma, 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 former Canadian-Australian actress. She has been in various television programs including ''Wicked Science'' and is most famous for her portrayal of Lana Crawford in ''Nei ...

(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 O'Connor Bridget O'Connor (18 January 1961 – 22 September 2010) was a BAFTA-winning author, playwright and screenwriter. Early life and education O'Connor was born in Harrow, north-west London, the second of five children. Her father Jim was from Co ...

(1961–2010), English author * Bridget Parsons (1907–1972), English socialite * Bridget Partridge (1890–1966), Irish–born Australian Catholic religious sister *

Bridget Pastoor Bridget Antoinette Brennan Pastoor (born April 13, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Alberta legislative assembly from 22 November 2004 to May 5, 2015. Pastoor began her political life when she ran in the 1998 electio ...

(born 1940), Canadian politician * Bridget Patterson (born 1994), Australian cricketer * Bridget Perrier (born 1977), Canadian anti-prostitution activist * Bridget Pettis (born 1971), American basketball player and coach *

Bridget Phillipson Bridget Maeve Phillipson (born 19 December 1983) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities since July 2024. A member of the Labour Party, she has been the Member of Parli ...

(born 1983), English politician * Bridget Pickering, Namibian producer * Bridget Pitt, Zimbabwean–born South African environmental activist and writer * Bridget Plantagenet (1480–1507), English princess, seventh daughter of

Edward IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

and

Elizabeth Woodville Elizabeth Woodville (also spelt Wydville, Wydeville, or Widvile; c. 1437Karen Lindsey, ''Divorced, Beheaded, Survived'', p. xviii, Perseus Books, 1995. – 8 June 1492), known as Dame Elizabeth Grey during her first marriage, was Queen of Engla ...

and religious. * Lady Bridget Poulett (1912–1975), English socialite * Bridget Powers (born 1980), American pornographic actress with dwarfism *

Bridget Prentice Bridget Theresa Prentice (' Corr; born 28 December 1952) is a Scottish 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 200 ...

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

Bridget Regan Bridget Catherine Regan ( ; born February 3, 1982) is an American actress best known for her lead roles as Kahlan Amnell in the ABC adventure romance series ''Legend of the Seeker'' (2008–10) and Sasha Cooper in the last three seasons of the ...

(born 1982), American actress * Bridget Reweti, New Zealand photographer and moving image artist * Bridget Rice (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, 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 Bridget Sequeira, FMCK, was a Pakistani-Indian religious sister who founded the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King, a missionary religious congregation for women, in Karachi, Pakistan, then India. It is currently headquartered in Goa, In ...

(1905–1987), Pakistani religious sister * Bridget Shield, researcher *

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 i ...

(born 1992), American artistic gymnast *

Bridget St John Bridget St John (born Bridget Anne Hobbs; 4 October 1946 in East Molesey, 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 ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1960), Canadian Algonquin community worker *

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

(1939–2014), English actress *

Bridget Vallence Bridget Vallence is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Victorian Parliament in November 2018 to represent the Evelyn District and is the Shadow Minister for Industry, Manufacturing, Innovation, Medical Research, and the Digital E ...

, Australian politician *

Bridget Valverde Bridget G. Valverde is a Democratic Party (United States), 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, 20 ...

(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 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 George Allen & Unwin was a Brit ...

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, supporting character in the film ''

An American Tail ''An American Tail'' is a 1986 American animated musical adventure comedy-drama film directed by Don Bluth and written by Judy Freudberg and Tony Geiss from a story by David Kirschner, Freudberg and Geiss. The film stars the voices of Phi ...

'' *

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 series ''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 television sitcom originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three children. ...

'' *

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 ac ...

, protagonist of the eponymous book series * Bridget O'Sullivan, a Season 2 contestant in ''

Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman ''Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman'' (sometimes shortened as ''Fetch!'') is an American live-action/animated television series that aired on PBS Kids Go! and is largely targeted toward children ages 6–10. It is a reality competition hosted by Ruff Ru ...

'' * Bridget Tice, supporting character in the web series ''

The Most Popular Girls in School ''The Most Popular Girls in School'' (abbreviated ''MPGIS'') is an American adult stop-motion animated comedy web series that debuted on YouTube on May 1, 2012. Created by Mark Cope and Carlo Moss, the series animates Barbie, Ken and other f ...

'' * Bridget Verdant/Mew Bridget, English dub name of Retasu Midorikawa/Mew Lettuce from ''

Tokyo Mew Mew is a Japanese manga series created and written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mia Ikumi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from September 2000 to February 2003, with its chapters ...

'' * Bridget von Hammersmark, played by

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

in the film ''

Inglourious Basterds ''Inglourious Basterds'' is a 2009 epic film, epic war film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. It stars an ensemble cast including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Michael Fassbender, Eli Roth, Diane Kruger, Daniel Brühl, Til Schweiger ...

'' * Bridget "Bee" Vreeland, in the book and movie (played by

Blake Lively Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively, is an American actress. A daughter of actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his directorial project ''Sandman'' (1998). She had her breakthrou ...

) ''The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants'' * Bridget, the half-human/half-alien child of Harry Vanderspeigle in the sci-fi/comedy series ''

Resident Alien In law, an alien is generally any person (including an organization) who is not a citizen or a national of a specific country, although definitions and terminology differ across legal systems. Lexicology The term "alien" is derived from the L ...

'' * Bridget “Jet” Owens, one of the witchy aunts in the book and movie ''Practical Magic'' * Bridget “Bibi” Garvey, in the Apple TV+ series ''Bad Sisters'' * Bridget, aka Lady Glitter Sparkles, a Bergen who works as a scullery maid in the animated film ''Trolls'' * Bridget, the past version of Queen of Hearts in ''Descendants: The Rise of Red''

Variations

* Birgit (

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) *

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 (given name), Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit (dis ...

( Danish), ( Finnish), ( Icelandic), (

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

), ( Norwegian), (

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 ( Danish), ( Norwegian) *Breeshey ( Manx) *Bridget (

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Culture, language and peoples * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England * ''English'', an Amish ter ...

) *Bridgette (

) *Bridgid (

) *Bríd ( Irish) *Brídín ( Irish) *Bridzhit ( Bulgarian), (

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

) *Bridzhyt ( Ukrainian) *Brigitte (

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

) *Brìghde (

) *Brighid ( Irish) *Brighidín ( Irish) *Brigid (

Old Irish Old Irish, also called Old Gaelic (, Ogham, Ogham script: ᚌᚑᚔᚇᚓᚂᚉ; ; ; or ), is the oldest form of the Goidelic languages, Goidelic/Gaelic language for which there are extensive written texts. It was used from 600 to 900. The ...

) *Brígida ( Catalan), ( Portuguese), (

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 countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

) *Brigida (

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

), (

) *Brigit (

) * Brigita ( 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 *Czech (surnam ...

), (

), ( Latvian), (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Lithuania, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe ** Lithuanian language ** Lithuanians, a Baltic ethnic group, native to Lithuania and the immediate geographical region ** L ...

), ( Slovenian) *Brigitta (

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

), (

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

), ( Hungarian), (

) * Brigitte (

), (

) *Brita ( Finnish) *

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. ...

( Danish), ( Norwegian), (

) *Brygida (

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

) *Ffraid (

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, of or about Wales * Welsh language, spoken in Wales * Welsh people, an ethnic group native to Wales Places * Welsh, Arkansas, U.S. * Welsh, Louisiana, U.S. * Welsh, Ohio, U.S. * Welsh Basin, during t ...

) *Gitta (

) *Gittan (

) * Gitte ( Danish) *Piret (

...

) *Piritta ( Finnish) *Pirjo ( Finnish) *Pirkko ( Finnish) *Priita ( Finnish) *Riitta ( 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 Feminine given names English-language feminine given names