Brigida Silva de Ochoa was born in Peru in 1776. She came from a family of insurgents in Peruvian war of independence. Her older brother, Coronal Remigio Silva, was arrested during the conspiracy of 1809 and imprisoned, and her younger brother Mateo was a supporter of the failed governmental overthrow of 1809. Her brother Mateo was arrested and imprisoned for ten years. At age 18 she married Francisco Ochoa Camargo, a Cuzco native, who shared her family’s politics.
Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano (17 June 1610 - 3 September 1679), born Brigida Morello, was an Italian Roman Catholic widow and later a professed religious of the Ursuline Sisters of Mary Immaculate that she herself had established in her widowhood. She would assume the name of "Brigida of Jesus" when she founded her congregation.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Brigida are female.
― Anonymous User 6/8/2017
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I have found familial ancestry travel records with a person named Brigido (male). It seems to be a direct masculine form of Brigida. Brigido hailed from Napoli Italy.
― Anonymous User 12/29/2016
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This is definitely my favorite form of Bridget. I love the way that it sounds.