Meaning 
The name Birgitte has the following meaning: One who is strong and protective. In Irish mythology she was the goddess of fire, poetry and wisdom, the daughter of the god Dagda.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Birgitte is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Birgitte for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Bridget, of which the name Birgitte is a variant.
Origins  Related names 
Variants 
The name Birgitte is a variant of Bridget. Other popular variants of the name Bridget are: Berget (Swedish), Biddy, Bidu, Bighid (Irish), Birgit (Scandinavian), Birgitta (Scandinavian), Birgitte (Norwegian), Birte (Norwegian), Breda (Irish), Brid (Irish), Bridey (Irish), Bridgette (Scandinavian), Bridgie, Bridgit, Bridgitte, Bridie, Brigid (Irish), Brigit, Brigita, Brigitta (German), Brigitte, Brita (Swedish), Britta (Swedish), Brygid (Polish), Brygida (Polish), Ffraid (Welsh), Gitta (German), Gittan (Swedish), Piritta (Finnish), Pirjo (Finnish), Pirkko (Finnish), Riitta (Finnish)
Style 
We think the name Birgitte should fall under the following style category: Celtic. See other Celtic girl names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Birgitte to be: Outgoing and energetic womanIn one word, you might describe Birgitte as a(n) " outgoing" person. See other "outgoing" names for girls.
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