Meaning 
The name Britta 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, Britta is currently not a popular baby name in the USA. There are no available USA popularity statistics for the name Britta for the past 100 years. However, the following chart shows the popularity ranking for the name Bridget, of which the name Britta is a variant.
Origins  Related names 
Variants 
The name Britta 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 Britta 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 Britta to be: Outgoing and energetic womanIn one word, you might describe Britta as a(n) " outgoing" person. See other "outgoing" names for girls.
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