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Brigit
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Old Irish
Etymology
From sga cel-pro *Brigantī high, exalted.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
sga proper noun f genitive Brigte or Brigite
sga Irish mythology The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of the sga Dagdae of the mga Túatha Dé Danann.
sga Christianity Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint adapted from the goddess.
sga female Bridget Proto-Celtic
Declension
Brigt s Brigiti Brigite
Descendants
ga Bríd
gv Breeshey
gd Brìghde Brìde
Mutation
sga Gods