bridget

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Definition of bridget in English English dictionary

A female given name

Of all the beautiful Christian names of women which were in use a century or two ago Brighid (Breed) , under the ugly form of Bridget, or still worse, Biddy, and Eiblin under the form of Eveleen, and perhaps Norah, seem to be the only survivals, and they are becoming rarer.

given name, female

{i} female first name

Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)

Related Terms

Bridget Jones

the main character in the popular novel Bridget Jones' Diary (1996) by British writer Helen Fielding, about an unmarried woman in her 30s and the problems she has in her busy life, such as trying to avoid smoking and eating too much

Bridget Jones's Diary

a novel by British writer Helen Fielding. The character Bridget Jones is a British woman in her 30s, who drinks wine, smokes a lot of cigarettes and writes about her troubles in her diary

Saint Bridget

{i} Bride, St. Bride, Brigid of Ireland (451-523), Irish holy woman and abbess, patron saint of Ireland

Saint Bridget

born 1303, Swed. died July 23, 1373, Rome; canonized Oct. 8, 1391; feast day July 23 Mystic and patron saint of Sweden. She had religious visions from an early age but married and had eight children, including St. Catherine of Sweden. On the death of her husband (1344), she retired to a life of prayer. She lived in Rome after 1350, striving to bring the pope back from Avignon. In response to a revelation, she founded a new religious order in 1370, the Brigittines. In 1372, inspired by another vision, she journeyed to the Holy Land and died soon after her return to Rome

Hyphenation

Bridg·et

Turkish pronunciation

brîcıt

Pronunciation

/ˈbrəʤət/ /ˈbrɪʤət/

Etymology

() English form of the Irish saints' name Brighid, Brigid.