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Birgitta
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Estonian
Etymology
From et sga Brigit. Borrowed from et sv Birgitta.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female
Related terms
et Birgit, et Britta, et Berit, et Gita
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun f
fo female
Usage notes
f Birgittuson Birgittudóttir
Declension
Birgitta Birgittu Birgittu Birgittu
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Birgitta.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi female Swedish
Declension
Birgi tt t a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 2283 12010 242
References
Swedish
sv:Heliga +
Etymology
From sv sga Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with en Bridget.
Pronunciation
sv /bɪr²ɡɪta/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Birgitta.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
sv 1997 w:Majgull Axelsson Aprilhäxan 160 Pan 2006 9172633298 "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."
Usage notes
Name of a fourteenth century Swedish saint. Also borne by Swedish royalty.
Related terms
sv Berit, sv Birgit, sv Brita, sv Britt, sv Britta
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 175 016 females with the given name Birgitta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.