Birgitta

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Estonian

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Etymology

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From Old Irish Brigit. Borrowed from Swedish Birgitta.

Proper noun

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Birgitta

  1. a female given name
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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Birgitta f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Birgitta: Birgittuson
  • daughter of Birgitta: Birgittudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Birgitta
Accusative Birgittu
Dative Birgittu
Genitive Birgittu

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish Birgitta.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbirɡitːɑ/, [ˈbirɡit̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -irɡitːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Bir‧git‧ta

Proper noun

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Birgitta

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Birgitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative Birgitta Birgitat
genitive Birgitan Birgittojen
partitive Birgittaa Birgittoja
illative Birgittaan Birgittoihin
singular plural
nominative Birgitta Birgitat
accusative nom. Birgitta Birgitat
gen. Birgitan
genitive Birgitan Birgittojen
Birgittain rare
partitive Birgittaa Birgittoja
inessive Birgitassa Birgitoissa
elative Birgitasta Birgitoista
illative Birgittaan Birgittoihin
adessive Birgitalla Birgitoilla
ablative Birgitalta Birgitoilta
allative Birgitalle Birgitoille
essive Birgittana Birgittoina
translative Birgitaksi Birgitoiksi
abessive Birgitatta Birgitoitta
instructive Birgitoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Birgitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Birgittani Birgittani
accusative nom. Birgittani Birgittani
gen. Birgittani
genitive Birgittani Birgittojeni
Birgittaini rare
partitive Birgittaani Birgittojani
inessive Birgitassani Birgitoissani
elative Birgitastani Birgitoistani
illative Birgittaani Birgittoihini
adessive Birgitallani Birgitoillani
ablative Birgitaltani Birgitoiltani
allative Birgitalleni Birgitoilleni
essive Birgittanani Birgittoinani
translative Birgitakseni Birgitoikseni
abessive Birgitattani Birgitoittani
instructive
comitative Birgittoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Birgittasi Birgittasi
accusative nom. Birgittasi Birgittasi
gen. Birgittasi
genitive Birgittasi Birgittojesi
Birgittaisi rare
partitive Birgittaasi Birgittojasi
inessive Birgitassasi Birgitoissasi
elative Birgitastasi Birgitoistasi
illative Birgittaasi Birgittoihisi
adessive Birgitallasi Birgitoillasi
ablative Birgitaltasi Birgitoiltasi
allative Birgitallesi Birgitoillesi
essive Birgittanasi Birgittoinasi
translative Birgitaksesi Birgitoiksesi
abessive Birgitattasi Birgitoittasi
instructive
comitative Birgittoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Birgittamme Birgittamme
accusative nom. Birgittamme Birgittamme
gen. Birgittamme
genitive Birgittamme Birgittojemme
Birgittaimme rare
partitive Birgittaamme Birgittojamme
inessive Birgitassamme Birgitoissamme
elative Birgitastamme Birgitoistamme
illative Birgittaamme Birgittoihimme
adessive Birgitallamme Birgitoillamme
ablative Birgitaltamme Birgitoiltamme
allative Birgitallemme Birgitoillemme
essive Birgittanamme Birgittoinamme
translative Birgitaksemme Birgitoiksemme
abessive Birgitattamme Birgitoittamme
instructive
comitative Birgittoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Birgittanne Birgittanne
accusative nom. Birgittanne Birgittanne
gen. Birgittanne
genitive Birgittanne Birgittojenne
Birgittainne rare
partitive Birgittaanne Birgittojanne
inessive Birgitassanne Birgitoissanne
elative Birgitastanne Birgitoistanne
illative Birgittaanne Birgittoihinne
adessive Birgitallanne Birgitoillanne
ablative Birgitaltanne Birgitoiltanne
allative Birgitallenne Birgitoillenne
essive Birgittananne Birgittoinanne
translative Birgitaksenne Birgitoiksenne
abessive Birgitattanne Birgitoittanne
instructive
comitative Birgittoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Birgittansa Birgittansa
accusative nom. Birgittansa Birgittansa
gen. Birgittansa
genitive Birgittansa Birgittojensa
Birgittainsa rare
partitive Birgittaansa Birgittojaan
Birgittojansa
inessive Birgitassaan
Birgitassansa
Birgitoissaan
Birgitoissansa
elative Birgitastaan
Birgitastansa
Birgitoistaan
Birgitoistansa
illative Birgittaansa Birgittoihinsa
adessive Birgitallaan
Birgitallansa
Birgitoillaan
Birgitoillansa
ablative Birgitaltaan
Birgitaltansa
Birgitoiltaan
Birgitoiltansa
allative Birgitalleen
Birgitallensa
Birgitoilleen
Birgitoillensa
essive Birgittanaan
Birgittanansa
Birgittoinaan
Birgittoinansa
translative Birgitakseen
Birgitaksensa
Birgitoikseen
Birgitoiksensa
abessive Birgitattaan
Birgitattansa
Birgitoittaan
Birgitoittansa
instructive
comitative Birgittoineen
Birgittoinensa

Statistics

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  • Birgitta is the 234th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,362 female individuals (and as a middle name to 12,175 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɪr²ɡɪta/
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Birgitta c (genitive Birgittas)

  1. a female given name
    • 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 160:
      "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • Name of a fourteenth century Swedish saint. Also borne by Swedish royalty.
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References

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  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 175 016 females with the given name Birgitta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.