Name Element BRIGĀ

Type Word
Usage Old Celtic (Hypothetical)

Meaning & History

Celtic word meaning "might, power, prestige" [1].

Related Items

Other Languages & Culturesbriíg(Old Irish)
Given Name DescendantsBrigita(Croatian) Brigita(Czech) Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte(Danish) Brigitta, Brigitte(Dutch) Breana, Breann, Breanna, Breanne, Bree, Brian, Briana, Brianna, Brianne, Bridget, Bridgette, Brion, Bryan, Bryana, Bryanna, Bryant, Bryon, Bryanne(English) Birgit, Piret(Estonian) Birita(Faroese) Birgitta, Piritta(Finnish) Brigitte(French) Birgit, Brigitta, Brigitte(German) Brigitta(Hungarian) Birgitta(Icelandic) Breda, Brian, Bríd, Bride, Bridget, Brighid, Brigid(Irish) Brígh, Brighid, Brigid, Brigit(Irish Mythology) Brigida(Italian) Brigita(Latvian) Breeshey(Manx) Berit, Birgit, Birgitta, Birgitte(Norwegian) Brian, Brigit(Old Irish) Brajan, Brygida(Polish) Brígida(Portuguese) Braian, Brayan(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Brigita(Slovak) Brigita(Slovene) Brayan, Brígida(Spanish) Braian(Spanish (Latin American)) Berit, Berith, Birgit, Birgitta(Swedish) Ffraid(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsBryan, Bryant(English) Ó Briain, O'Brian, O'Brien(Irish)

Sources & References

  1. Matasović, Ranko. Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic. Brill, 2009, page 78.
Entry updated December 7, 2022