Bride Forename
Approximately 1,036 people bear this name
Bride Forename Definition:
A contraction of Bridget and the only form of that name to be used in Scotland; seldom heard in Wales and not very common in Ireland, where the original is felt to be more dignified, partly because of its saintly associations,—for which, see Bridget.
Read More About This ForenameBride Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 100% | 235 | 1:140,993 | 6,222 |
| United States | 88% | 209 | 1:1,734,627 | 30,293 |
| Congo | 68% | 171 | 1:29,294 | 2,666 |
| DR Congo | 58% | 130 | 1:567,905 | 19,370 |
| Ireland | 100% | 53 | 1:87,614 | 2,302 |
| Nigeria | 68% | 48 | 1:3,699,258 | 61,420 |
| Burkina Faso | 86% | 27 | 1:680,721 | 21,030 |
| Ivory Coast | 89% | 25 | 1:923,037 | 28,068 |
| England | 100% | 21 | 1:2,647,758 | 30,513 |
| South Africa | 90% | 17 | 1:3,207,803 | 80,389 |
| India | 81% | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| Indonesia | - | 12 | 1:21,496,972 | 534,363 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| Zambia | - | 8 | 1:1,981,849 | 20,512 |
| Venezuela | - | 6 | 1:5,033,649 | 67,876 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 5 | 1:4,322,101 | 63,776 |
| Kenya | 33% | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Malawi | - | 4 | 1:4,278,078 | 13,569 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Peru | 100% | 3 | 1:10,597,151 | 58,549 |
| Philippines | 100% | 3 | 1:35,336,492 | 343,681 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2 | 1:107,118,077 | 571,487 |
| Mexico | 100% | 2 | 1:62,072,214 | 96,650 |
| Belgium | - | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Russia | - | 2 | 1:72,116,852 | 125,484 |
| Uganda | 100% | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Scotland | 100% | 1 | 1:5,350,366 | 24,769 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| New Zealand | - | 1 | 1:4,536,044 | 17,392 |
| Netherlands | - | 1 | 1:16,902,083 | 43,152 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 1 | 1:17,746,845 | 44,366 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Bridé (1) & Bridè (1) are calculated separately.
Bride (2,526) may also be a surname.
Bride Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A contraction of Bridget and the only form of that name to be used in Scotland; seldom heard in Wales and not very common in Ireland, where the original is felt to be more dignified, partly because of its saintly associations,—for which, see Bridget.
Bridget, Early Irish, Old Irish Brigit, g. Brigte or Brigtae: *Brgntî (Stokes), an old Gaelic goddess of poetry, etc. (Corm.); usually referred to tne root brg, high, Celtic Brigantes, high or noble people; Skr. brhatî, high (feminine); further German berg, hill, English burgh. The Norse god of poetry was Bragi, whose name may be allied to that of Brigit. The name of the Gr. goddess ’Αφροδίτη (Bhrg-îtâ) and the Teutonic name Berhta (from the same stem as English bright), have been compared to that of Bridget (Hoffman, Bez. Beit.18,290); but this derivation of Aphrodite (“foam-sprung”?) is unusual.
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