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Birgitta

bir-GEE-tah; BEER-gee-tah

Scandinavian variation of Bridget, Gaelic, or feminine form of Birger

"strength or exalted one; help, rescue"

Pamela Redmond

By Pamela Redmond

Updated Tue Feb 03 2026

Birgitta Origin and Meaning

Variation of Bridget

Famous People Named Birgitta

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

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