At a Glance: Name: Brit – Meaning: short for 'Briton'/'Britisher' (a British person); as a name, often a pet form of Brittany – Origin: English (informal coinage, early 20th century) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: BRIT
Brit is an English (informal coinage, early 20th century) girl's name meaning “short for 'Briton'/'Britisher' (a British person); as a name, often a pet form of Brittany”. It appears in our list of 125+ Beautiful Girl Names That Start with B.
Meaning & Origin of Brit
Meaning: Short for 'Briton'/'Britisher' (a British person); as a name, often a pet form of Brittany.
Origin: English (informal coinage, early 20th century).
A common claim: Said to mean 'from Britain' or to be short for Brittany, sometimes labeled Old French Actually: Wiktionary traces 'Brit' to an English coinage from around 1901, not Old French. As a given name, it's better understood as a pet form of Brittany.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Brit
Phonetic: BRIT IPA: /bɹɪt/
Popularity of Brit
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1921–2020.
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