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

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.

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • 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.
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