Meaning of name Bridger

The names of some famous persons by the name Bridger (or its variants) are:

Deonne Bridger, born on 15 May, a famous athlete. Deonne Bridger's background: An athlete from Australia. She competes in archery. Bridger represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 39th in the women's individual ranking round with a 72-arrow score of 620. In the first round of elimination, she faced 26th-ranked Viktoriya Beloslydtseva of Kazakhstan. Bridger lost 150-145 in the 18-arrow match, placing 41st overall in women's individual archery. Bridger was also a member of the 11th-place Australian women's archery team.

Jim Bridger, born on 15 March , a famous mountain climber. Jim Bridger's background: Jim was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840. He was also well known as a teller of tall tales. Jim Bridger had an extraordinarily strong constitution that allowed him to survive the extreme conditions he encountered walking the Rocky Mountains from what would become southern Colorado to the Canadian border he had also once said. He had conversational knowledge of French, Spanish and several native languages. He would come to know many of the major figures of the early west, including Brigham Young, Kit Carson, John Fremont, Joseph Meek, and John Sutter.