Standard Lemma guide

Bridget

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈbɹɪd͡ʒɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪdʒɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: B R IH1 JH AH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B R IH1 JH IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name from Irish.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An Irish housemaid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abbess, mother superior, prioress, saint

History

Etymology

English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid. Doublet of Bride.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: Berc'hed — female given name
  • Breton: Brec'hed — female given name
  • Bulgarian: Бриги́та (Brigíta) — female given name
  • Bulgarian: Бри́джит (Brídžit) — female given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 布麗奇特 /布丽奇特 (Bùlìqíte) — female given name
  • Czech: Brigita — female given name
  • Danish: Birgitte — female given name
  • Esperanto: Birgita — female given name
  • Estonian: Piret — female given name
  • Faroese: Birita — female given name
  • Finnish: Pirkko — female given name
  • French: Brigitte — female given name
  • Georgian: ბრიგიტა (brigiṭa) — female given name
  • German: Brigitte — female given name
  • Greenlandic: Bikki — female given name
  • Irish: Bríd — female given name
  • Irish: Brighid — female given name
  • Italian: Brigida — female given name
  • Italian: Brigitta — female given name
  • Latvian: Brigita — female given name
  • Lithuanian: Brigita — female given name
  • Manx: Breeshey — female given name
  • Norwegian: Birgitte — female given name
  • Old Norse: Brígiða — female given name
  • Polish: Brygida — female given name
  • Portuguese: Brígida — female given name
  • Russian: Бриги́тта (Brigítta) — female given name
  • Russian: Бри́джит (Brídžit) — female given name
  • Northern Sami: Biret — female given name
  • Scottish Gaelic: Brìghde — female given name
  • Spanish: Brigida — female given name
  • Swedish: Birgitta — female given name
  • Swedish: Birgit — female given name
  • Vietnamese: Brigitta — female given name
  • Welsh: Ffraid — female given name
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