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Birta

OriginIcelandic
Meaning"exalted or rescue"
US RankUnranked

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About Birta

An Icelandic diminutive of Birgitta turned popular first name there, currently ranking among the Top 30 girl names in Iceland. Parent name Birgitta is either a Nordic variant of Brigitta, from the Irish Brighid "exalted one", or a feminization of the Norse masculine name Birger, meaning "help, rescue".

Pronounced BIR-tuh.

As of October 2026, Birta ranked #3419 in US births in 1945 SSA.

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