Brigida Forename

7,409th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 141,347 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Aruba

Brigida Forename User-submission:

The name Brigida derives from the Celtic root brígh, meaning 'exalted one', 'fiery one', 'fire goddess', 'vigor'. It was the name of a Celtic fire goddess and later the name of a saint.

Brigida Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico
100%
26,4181:4,699552
Peru
100%
16,4301:1,935381
Philippines
 
99%
12,1071:8,7561,234
Brazil
100%
9,3091:23,0142,060
Angola
100%
9,1771:2,938532
Italy
100%
7,3851:8,268568
Argentina
100%
7,3031:5,857502
Venezuela
100%
6,6861:4,517601
Spain
100%
5,0811:9,158719
Mozambique-4,8001:5,6761,044
Colombia
100%
4,6131:10,357916
Bolivia
100%
4,6091:2,300477
Dominican Republic-4,2011:2,483399
Paraguay
100%
3,9121:1,850413
Chile
100%
3,5781:4,921506
United States
100%
3,4451:105,2364,597
Ecuador-2,5511:6,949666
Guatemala
100%
2,2091:7,292756
Nicaragua
100%
1,6461:3,656584
Honduras
100%
1,0931:8,067884
Panama
100%
8151:4,793829
Portugal-7751:13,433749
El Salvador-4831:13,130867
Cuba-4251:27,0741,205
Costa Rica
100%
4181:11,4071,012
India
100%
3241:3,749,623158,152
Indonesia-2781:927,92758,878
Germany
100%
2391:404,5104,673
Uruguay
100%
1331:25,7721,258
Belize
100%
1171:3,028691
Aruba-961:1,081222
Canada
100%
821:404,06611,509
France
100%
781:852,1847,198
England
100%
731:761,68413,981
Guam-521:3,089622
Switzerland
100%
501:164,2704,176
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
411:4,683770
Netherlands
100%
271:626,00313,680
Belgium
100%
211:547,1458,531
Qatar
100%
201:118,48012,874
Northern Mariana Islands-171:3,216586
Albania
100%
161:190,41110,160
Sweden
100%
141:704,13615,982
Croatia
100%
141:301,2204,308
South Africa
 
92%
131:4,194,81994,932
Papua New Guinea
 
88%
111:741,11953,497
Taiwan-111:2,160,88053,386
Luxembourg
100%
111:51,2771,980
Zimbabwe
100%
101:1,542,38246,134
Cape Verde-101:52,9152,414
Belarus
100%
91:1,053,5985,565
Australia-81:1,707,20316,445
Norway
100%
71:733,19011,461
Guyana-61:127,2108,948
Thailand
 
83%
51:14,013,163173,193
Puerto Rico-51:710,0604,535
Madagascar-41:5,907,3524,093
Malta-41:107,3402,111
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Micronesia-41:26,625714
Tanzania
100%
41:13,197,08050,227
East Timor-41:304,594432
Wales
100%
41:773,5778,486
Scotland
100%
41:1,337,59211,885
Israel
 
80%
41:2,100,73020,870
Latvia
100%
31:671,8823,893
Macau-31:202,7361,370
New Zealand-21:2,268,02212,390
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Slovakia
100%
21:2,655,0326,915
Uganda
100%
21:20,478,46091,660
Russia-21:72,116,852125,484
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
Lithuania
100%
21:1,475,9413,949
Bulgaria
100%
11:6,990,39027,036
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
Anguilla-11:13,2551,687
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Nigeria-11:177,564,360489,087
Cyprus
100%
11:871,0765,368
Northern Ireland
100%
11:1,843,1463,737
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Equatorial Guinea
100%
11:1,137,6891,044
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Kenya-11:46,307,11074,921
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Lesotho
100%
11:2,039,99747,971
Liechtenstein-11:37,8561,091
Mauritius-11:1,297,78413,721
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903

The alternate forms: Brígida (3,175) & Brîgida (1) are calculated separately.

Brigida (2,712) may also be a surname.

Brigida Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Brigida derives from the Celtic root brígh, meaning 'exalted one', 'fiery one', 'fire goddess', 'vigor'. It was the name of a Celtic fire goddess and later the name of a saint.

- t0n13

Brigida Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Brígida953,175/
Brîgida951/
Briguida9369/
Bridgida9332/
Briggida9325/
Brigidad9320/
Brigidas938/
Brighida938/
Brigidha936/
Brigidda935/
Brigidah934/
Brisgida934/
Breigida931/
Brigidea931/
Brigieda931/
Brgigida931/
Brhigida931/
Brigisda931/
Bhrigida931/
Bridgidha881/
Brigittda881/
Brigido8636,461/
Brygida865,153/
Brijida862,669/
Bregida86681/
Brisida86264/
Brizida86255/
Brigeda86229/
Vrigida86125/
Brigide86113/
Bricida8650/
Brigidi8643/
Brigyda8613/
Wrigida862/
Brugida862/
Briguda861/
Briseida809,274/
Brisaida801,589/
Brizeida801,518/
Brizaida80867/
Brigidio8065/
Briguido8013/
Briscida808/
Bridgeda807/
Brisieda806/
Brizhida805/
Brichida804/
Brigidet803/
Brigides803/
Vriguida802/
Brizzida802/
Britcida802/
Bridgido802/
Brighide802/
Brigidos802/
Brisuida802/
Brigiwde802/
Bregidda801/
Bregieda801/
Breguida801/
Bridjida801/
Briesida801/
Brigetda801/
Briggide801/
Brighyda801/
Brigided801/
Brigidge801/
Brigidid801/
Brigidit801/
Brigidoo801/
Brigidot801/
Brigiede801/
Brijidas801/
Brijidda801/
Brijitda801/
Brgigido801/
Brisoida801/
Brígidda801/
Brrigido801/
Vrigidad801/
Brighido801/
Priagida801/
Brisgido801/
Brisjida801/
Brigideo801/
Brigydha801/
Brihgyda801/
Brizzeida756/
Britceida754/
Brizceida754/
Brizheida752/
Brizseida752/
Briseidad752/
Bridgedah752/
Brigidith752/
Breiseida751/
Bridceida751/
Bridgedat751/
Bridgedha751/
Briezeida751/
Briggidde751/
Brigheidy751/
Brigiddes751/
Brigideth751/
Brigidett751/
Brigiditt751/
Brixzeida751/
Brizeidha751/
Brizzaida751/
Briseidas751/
Brisjaida751/
Brijido711,261/
Bregido71342/
Brigedo7195/
Bregeda7157/
Vrigido7143/
Brígido7142/
Brizido7141/
Brejida7137/
Briseda7130/
Brízida7128/
Bresida7122/
Brisido7117/
Vrijida7113/
Briceda719/
Brijeda719/
Brysida717/
Brygyda717/
Vrisida715/
Bricido714/
Brigede713/
Vregida713/
Brísida712/
Brisyda712/
Brigedi712/
Briggideth712/
Brecida712/
Brezida711/
Bridgedatt711/
Brigiddett711/
Brígyda711/
Bríjida711/
Vrigeda711/
Brycida711/
Briseyda671,811/
Briceyda67896/
Brizeyda67270/
Brisayda67123/
Bryseida6746/
Brizayda6739/
Breseida6713/
Vrisidha6713/
Bryzeida678/
Bresaida678/
Brezeida678/
Bregidio677/
Breceida676/
Vriseida675/
Brigedde675/
Brisjeda674/
Vrisaida673/
Vrizaida673/
Briceido673/
Brezaida673/
Brizejda673/
Bregiwde673/
Brysaida672/
Brisaido672/
Brexaida671/
Brecaida671/
Bredjida671/
Bregajda671/
Bregider671/
Bregueda671/
Breijido671/
Brieseda671/
Brigedes671/
Brigedys671/
Bricayda671/
Bricheda671/
Brizaido671/
Brisaída671/
Briseido671/
Bryzaida671/
Brízzida671/
Brigedet671/

Brigida Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Brigida in the Russian language
Бригидаbrigida-

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Brigida