Biddy
Irish
"strength or exalted one"
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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.
Famous People Named Biddy
- Joan Maureen "Biddy" BaxterEnglish TV producer ("Blue Peter")
- Bridget "Biddy" MasonAmerican nurse, entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Biddy Rockman NapaljarriAustralian Aboriginal painter
- Biddy JenkinsonIrish poet
- Bridget "Biddy" HodsonEnglish actress
The name Biddy in Pop Culture
- Biddycharacter in Charles Dickens' Great Expectations
- Biddy Byrnea main character in Irish TV series Glenroe
- Biddy Mulligana character played by Jimmy O'Dea, an Irish actor and comedian
- "Biddy Mulligan the Pride of the Coombe" song by Seamas Kavanagh