Birgitta

bir-GEE-tah; BEER-gee-tah

Scandinavian variation of Bridget, Gaelic

"strength or exalted one"

Birgitta Origin and Meaning

The name Birgitta is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning "strength or exalted one".

Classic Scandinavian form of Bridget. Saint Birgitta of Sweden is the patron saint of Europe.

Famous People Named Birgitta

• Birgitta Birgersdotter birth name of Saint Bridget of Sweden, nun and mystic
• Birgitta Ingeborg Alice Princess of Hohenzollern, sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
• Birgitta Haukdal (Brynjarsdóttir) Icelandic singer
• Birgitta Valberg Swedish actress
• Birgitta Jónsdóttir Icelandic politician
• Birgitta Trotzig Swedish novelist
• Birgitta Stenberg Swedish novelist
• (Märta) Birgitta Karlström Dorph Swedish diplomat
• Birgitta Moran Farmer American portrait painter
• (Eva) Birgitta Ohlsson Swedish politician
• Brechtgien "Birgitta" Durell Swedish industrialist