Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the
Irish Gaelic female name Brighid. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient
Celtic goddess, and its English form is
Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms
Birgit and
Britta became common names in
Scandinavia because of St.
Bridget of Sweden.[1]
People named Birgitta
Birgitta Dahl (born 1937), retired Swedish politician
Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303 – 23 July 1373), Swedish Roman Catholic saint
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