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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Language | Swedish, Icelandic |
| Other names | |
| Derived | Brighid (Celtic goddess) |
| Related names | Britta, Brigitte, Bridget, Brigita, Birgit |
Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name Brighid. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit and Britta became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden.[1]
People named Birgitta include:
- Bridget of Sweden (c. 1303–1373), also known as Birgitta Birgersdotter and Birgitta of Vadstena, Swedish Roman Catholic saint
- Princess Birgitta of Sweden (1937–2024), elder sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf
- Lasses Birgitta (died 1550), alleged Swedish witch, first woman executed for sorcery in Sweden
- Birgitta Andersson (born 1933), Swedish actress and comedian
- Birgitta Dahl (1937–2024), Swedish politician
- Birgitta Durell (1619–1683), Dutch-born Swedish industrialist
- Birgitta Moran Farmer (1881–1939), American miniature painter
- Birgitta Haukdal (born 1979), Icelandic singer
- Birgitta Henriques-Normark (born 1958), Swedish physician and researcher
- Birgitta Hillingsø (born 1940), Danish antiques dealer and godmother of King Frederik X of Denmark
- Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 1967), Icelandic politician
- Birgitta Ohlsson (born 1975), Swedish politician, former Minister for European Union Affairs
- Birgitta Pettersson (born 1939), Swedish actress
- Birgitta Rasmusson (1939–2021), Swedish television personality, baker and cookbook author
- Birgitta Steene (1928–2023), Swedish academic
- Birgitta Stenberg (1932–2014), Swedish author, translator and illustrator
- Birgitta Tolksdorf (1947–2024), German-born American actress
- Birgitta Trotzig (1929–2011), Swedish writer
- Birgitta Wallace (1934–2025), Swedish–Canadian archaeologist
See also
[edit]- Birgithe, another given name
- Birgitte, another given name
- Brigid (disambiguation)
- Bridget
References
[edit]- ^ Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. (1990). A dictionary of first names. Oxford University Press.
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