At a Glance
- Meaning
- The exalted/high one
- Origin
- Swedish (from Old Irish Brigit)
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- bir-GIT-tah
Birgitta is a Swedish (from Old Irish Brigit) girl's name meaning “the exalted/high one”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Birgitta
Meaning: The exalted/high one.
Origin: Swedish (from Old Irish Brigit).
A common claim: Sometimes glossed as 'strength' as well as 'exalted one' Actually: 'Strength' is a loose association drawn from the goddess Brigid's role as patron of fire, poetry, and smithcraft, not the literal root, which scholars trace to 'exalted, high one.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Birgitta
bir-GIT-tah
Popularity of Birgitta
Birgitta doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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