Biddy

Irish
"strength or exalted one"

Biddy Origin and Meaning

The name Biddy is a girl's name meaning "strength or exalted one".

A once very common Irish diminutive of Bridget that has unfortunately been associated since the 18th century with a pejorative slang term for an old or fussy woman.

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Famous People Named Biddy

  • Joan Maureen "Biddy" Baxter
    English TV producer ("Blue Peter")
  • Bridget "Biddy" Mason
    American nurse, entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Biddy Rockman Napaljarri
    Australian Aboriginal painter
  • Biddy Jenkinson
    Irish poet
  • Bridget "Biddy" Hodson
    English actress

The name Biddy in Pop Culture

  • Biddy
    character in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
  • Biddy Byrne
    a main character in Irish TV series Glenroe
  • Biddy Mulligan
    a character played by Jimmy O'Dea, an Irish actor and comedian
  • "Biddy Mulligan the Pride of the Coombe
    " song by Seamas Kavanagh