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