Birgitta

Faroese

Proper noun

Birgitta f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

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

Declension

	Singular
	Indefinite
Nominative	Birgitta
Accusative	Birgittu
Dative	Birgittu
Genitive	Birgittu

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪr²ɡɪta/

Proper noun

Birgitta c (genitive Birgittas)

1. a female given name.
   • 1997 Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan (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..."

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• Berit, Birgit, Brita, Britt, Britta

References

• 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.