Brigid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
  2. Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.
  3. A female given name from Irish, equivalent to English Bridget, sometimes borrowed from Irish.

Pronunciation

/ˈbɹɪ.d͡ʒɪd/ /ˈbɹiː.ɪd/

Word forms

Brigid

Etymology

From Irish Brighid, from Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

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