Birgit

English

Proper noun

Birgit

1. A Chadic language spoken in southeastern Chad.

Danish

Etymology

Short form of Birgitte and Birgitta.

Proper noun

Birgit

1. a female given name

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 33 312 females with the given name Birgit have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Birgit and Danish Birgit.

Proper noun

Birgit

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Birgit f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Birgit: Birgitarson
• daughter of Birgit: Birgitardóttir

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Birgit
Accusative	Birgit
Dative	Birgit
Genitive	Birgitar

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish Birgit.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Birgit f (genitive Birgits or Birgit)

1. a female given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Birgit

1. a female given name, short for Birgitte or Birgitta

Swedish

Etymology

Short form of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1879.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Birgit c (genitive Birgits)

1. a female given name

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 29 590 females with the given name Birgit living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1920s. Accessed on 19 June, 2011.