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
Bridget is an Irish female name derived from the Gaelic 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 ...
in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St.
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 ...
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People named Britta
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Britta Böhler
Britta Böhler (17 July 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau, West Germany) is a Dutch lawyer in international law and human rights, and a former member of the Dutch Senate for the GreenLeft Party. She was born in West Germany and became a Dutch citiz ...
, German-born Dutch politician
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Britta Ernst
Britta Ernst (born 23 February 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany who has served as Education Minister of Brandenburg since 2017. She was a member of the Hamburg Parliament from 1997 to 2011, served as School ...
(born 1961), German politician
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Brita Granström
Brita Granström (born 1969) is a Swedish artist who graduated from Konstfack Stockholm in 1994 and now lives and works between Great Britain and her homeland as a painter and illustrator.
Painting
In 2011 Granström's self-portrait ''Mother of ...
, Swedish painter and illustrator
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Britta Gröndahl, Swedish writer, translator, and anarchist
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Brita Hagberg, Swedish soldier
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Britta Heidemann, German épée fencer
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Britta Holmberg
Britta Alice Holmberg (21 December 1921 – 3 June 2004) was a Swedish actress. She appeared in 18 films between 1942 and 1973. She was married to actor Stig Olin (they eventually divorced), and is the mother of actress Lena Olin
Lena ...
, Swedish actress
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Brita Horn
Brita Margaretha Horn (1745 – 13 March 1791), was a Swedish countess and courtier. She is known for being the love interest of Charles XIII of Sweden from 1765 to 1771, during which time Charles' wish to marry her was given political significan ...
, Swedish letter writer and courtier
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Brita Laurelia (1712–1784) was a Swedish publicist, book printer, and poet
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Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
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Brita Catharina Lidbeck, Swedish singer
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Britta Martin
Britta Martin (born 2 September 1978 in Hannover, Germany) is a German born, New Zealand based professional triathlete and multiple winner of Ironman distance races all over the world (2012, 2014).
Career
Britta Martin studied sports science at t ...
, German-born New Zealand triathlete
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Britta Nestler
Britta Nestler (born 1972) is a German materials scientist at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. Her research involves the development of software to simulate the formation of microstructures in advanced materials for which experimental studi ...
(born 1972), German materials scientist
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Britta Johansson Norgren, Swedish cross-country skier
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Britta Persson, Swedish singer/songwriter
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Britta Phillips, American musician and actress
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Britta Rådström, Swedish politician
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Britta Schwarz, German contralto
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Britta Seeger, German business executive
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Britta Soll, Estonian actress
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Britta Steffen
Britta Steffen (; born 16 November 1983) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in freestyle sprint events.
Biography
In 1999, Steffen won six titles at the European Junior Championships, and won a medal as a member of Germany's rela ...
, German swimmer
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Brita Tott, Danish and Swedish landowner, spy, and forger
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Brita Zippel, Swedish alleged witch
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Maura and Britta, 4th-century Christian martyrs
Fictional characters
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Britta Perry
''Community (TV series), Community'' is an American television sitcom created by Dan Harmon. The show, set at the fictional Greendale Community colleges in the United States, Community College, ran for List of Community episodes, 110 episodes an ...
, fictional character in the television series ''Community''
* Britta McMann, fictional character in the television series ''
Go Girls
''Go Girls'' is a New Zealand comedy-drama television series that centers on four adult friends, three female and one male, living on Auckland's North Shore. In the fifth season it was the same premise, but this time centered on five adult fr ...
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* Britta, fictional character in the novel ''
The Drifters
The Drifters are several American doo-wop and R&B/soul vocal groups. They were originally formed as a backing group for Clyde McPhatter, formerly the lead tenor of Billy Ward and his Dominoes in 1953. The second group of Drifters, formed in ...
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Groovy Girls
Groovy Girls were a line of fashion dolls manufactured by the American toy company Manhattan Toy and launched in 1998. Each year new dolls were produced until 2019.
History
Groovy Girls launched in 1998 as a funky alternative to Barbie. Each dol ...
doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Britta.
*Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale, features a girl named Britta.
See also
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1219 Britta, asteroid named in 1932
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Brita, German company that specializes in water filtration products
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Brittas (disambiguation), place name and surname
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Dean and Britta
Dean & Britta is a musical duo consisting of Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, both former members of Luna. Wareham had formed Luna in 1991 after leaving his first band, Galaxie 500. Phillips joined Luna in 2000, replacing bassist Justin Harwo ...
, American indie pop duo featuring Britta Phillips
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