Brit, Brits or BRIT may refer to:

People

Nicknames

British people British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs m ...

, people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, and their descendants * Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist *

Brit Selby Robert Briton Selby (born March 27, 1945) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues. He also played in the Worl ...

(born 1945), Canadian ice-hockey player *

Brit Smith Brittany Smith, better known by her stage name Matisse, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and model. She was best known for being part of the duo Brit & Alex (with her twin sister Alex) until their breakup in 2009. Matisse was signed t ...

(born 1985), American actress, model, singer, and songwriter *

Britney Spears Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage producti ...

(born 1981), American singer

Given names

* Brit Andresen, Norwegian-born Australian architect *

Brit Bildøen Brit Bildøen (born 28 January 1962) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic. She was born in Ålesund. She made her literary debut in 1991 with the poetry collection ''Bilde av menn''. Her first novel, ''Eit ...

(born 1962), Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic * Brit Hoel (born 1942), Norwegian politician *

Brit Marling Brit Heyworth Marling (born August 7, 1982) is an American actress and screenwriter. She rose to prominence after starring in several films that premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, including '' Sound of My Voice'' (2011), '' Another Earth'' ...

(born 1982), American writer, producer, director and actress * Brit McRoberts (born 1957), Canadian retired middle-distance runner *

Brit Morgan Brittany Morgan Dengler (born September 24, 1987) is an American actress. Early life Morgan was born and raised in the Marlton section of Evesham Township, New Jersey, where she was a 2005 graduate of Cherokee High School. Career Morgan's fi ...

(born 1987), American film and television actress *

Brit Pettersen Brit Pettersen Tofte (born 24 November 1961) is a Norwegian former cross-country skier who competed during the 1980s. Pettersen earned one gold and two bronzes at two Winter Olympic Games. At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, she won one g ...

(born 1961), Norwegian former cross-country skier * Brit Sandaune (born 1972), Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher *

Brit Solli Brit Solli (born 1959) is a Norwegian archaeologist and Professor of Medieval archaeology at the Museum of Cultural History in Oslo.

(born 1959), Norwegian archaeologist * Brit Volden (born 1960), Norwegian orienteering competitor

Family names

Cri-Zelda Brits Cri-Zelda Brits (), also written Crizelda Brits and Cri-zelda Brits (born 20 November 1983) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler, Brits was originally called up to the South Africa national wom ...

(born 1983), South African cricketer * Danie Brits, South African former professional wrestler *

Gorka Brit Gorka Brit Gallego (born 19 April 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. He amassed Segunda División totals of 177 games and 59 goals over six seasons, in representation of Eibar, Salamanca, Numancia and R ...

(born 1978), Spanish footballer *

Grant Brits Grant Brits (born 11 August 1987) is a South African-born competition swimmer who represented Australia at various international championship events including at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he secured an Olympic bronze medal. Gr ...

(born 1987), Australian freestyle swimmer *

Okkert Brits Okkert Brits (born 22 August 1973, in Uitenhage) is a former South African track and field athlete who specialised in the pole vault. He was the silver medallist at the World Championships in Athletics in 2003. He was a four-time champion at th ...

(born 1973), South African former pole vaulter *

Schalk Brits Schalk Burger Brits (born 16 May 1981) is a South African former professional rugby union player who last played for the South Africa national team and the in Super Rugby. He primarily played as a hooker. He was part of the 2019 Rugby World C ...

(born 1981), South African rugby union footballer *

Walter Brit Walter Brit ( alternatively Brit, Brytte, or Brithus) (fl. 1390), was a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and the reputed author of several works on astronomy and mathematics, as well as of a treatise on surgery. He has also been described as a f ...

(fl. 1390), a fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and the reputed author of works on astronomy and mathematics, as well as a treatise on surgery

Places

Brits, North West Brits () is a town situated in a fertile citrus, vegetable and grain-producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province of South Africa. It is close to the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality i ...

, a town in the North West province of South Africa, near Pretoria *

River Brit The River Brit is a river in west Dorset in south-west England, which rises just to the north of Beaminster. It then flows south to Netherbury and Bridport, where it is joined by tributaries: the River Simene and River Asker. South of Bridport, ...

, a river in Dorset, England *

Britstown Britstown is a small farming town situated in the Northern Cape province of South Africa, in the Pixley ka Seme District Municipality, Emthanjeni Local Municipality. The town is named after Hans Brits who settled here after he accompanied David Li ...

, a small farming town in the Northern Cape of South Africa

Organizations

Botanical Research Institute of Texas The Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) is a botanical research institute located in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It was established in 1987 for the herbarium and botanical library collections of Lloyd H. Shinners from Southern Meth ...

, a global botanical research institute and learning center in the U.S. *

Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology in short known as "BRIT" is a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It ...

, a unit of the Department of Atomic Energy with its headquarters in Navi Mumbai, India *

Brit + Co. Brit, Brits or BRIT may refer to: People Nicknames * British people, people of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies, and their descendants * Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist * Br ...

, an online DIY community/e-commerce company based in San Francisco *

Brit plc Brit is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance. It was acquired by Fairfax Financial in May 2015. History The Company was founded as ''Benfield & Rea Investment Trust'' in 1995. In 1996 it a ...

, an international general insurance and reinsurance group acquired by Fairfax Financial in May 2015 *

BRIT School The BRIT School is a British performing and creative arts school located in Selhurst, Croydon, England, with a mandate to provide education and vocational training for the performing arts, music, music technology, theatre, musical theatre, dan ...

for Performing Arts and Technology, a British performing arts and technology school in the London Borough of Croydon

Other uses

The Brit Awards The BRIT Awards (often simply called the BRITs) are the British Phonographic Industry's annual popular music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain", or "Britannia" (in the early days the awards were sponsored ...

, the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards *

Bedford Road Invitational Tournament The Bedford Road Invitational Tournament (BRIT) is one of the most prestigious, and largest boys high school basketball tournaments in all of Canada. It takes place every January at Bedford Road Collegiate in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The current ...

, a basketball tournament held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada * Brit bein HaBetarim, the Biblical covenant between God and Abraham; see

Covenant of the pieces According to the Old Testament, the covenant of the pieces or covenant between the parts () is an important event in Jewish history. In this seminal event God revealed himself to Abraham and made a covenant with him (in the site known nowadays as ...

Brit milah The ''brit milah'' ( he, בְּרִית מִילָה ''bərīṯ mīlā'', ; Ashkenazi pronunciation: , " covenant of circumcision"; Yiddish pronunciation: ''bris'' ) is the ceremony of circumcision in Judaism. According to the Book of Genes ...

, the circumcision of a Jewish baby boy on the eighth day of life * Brit (character), an Image Comics superhero and series * Brit Stevenson, a character in the film ''Saw V'' portrayed by Julie Benz * Brit, the mascot of

Albion College Albion College is a private liberal arts college in Albion, Michigan. The college was founded in 1835 and its undergraduate population was approximately 1,500 students in 2014. They participate in NCAA Division III and the Michigan Interco ...

in Albion, Michigan