What does Birgit mean?

Birgit means "to help; exalted one"

How do we pronounce Birgit?

Birgit \bir-git, bi-rg-it\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Birgit is pronounced B-ERJHahT 1.

1 English pronunciation for Birgit: B as in "be (B.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; JH as in "joy (JH.OY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)"

What is the origin of Birgit?

Birgit's language of origin is Old Norse and Celtic. It is used predominantly in German and Scandinavian. Old Norse origin: Derived from the word biarga with the meaning 'to help'. In Scandinavia, the name owes its popularity to Saint Birgitta (1304-1373), patron saint of Sweden and founder of the Bridgettine order of nuns. The saint's father is named Birger. In addition, Birgit is a form (German and Scandinavian) of the English, Irish, and Scottish name Bridget meaning. Birgit is the feminine version of the German and Scandinavian Birger meaning of name. Forms of Birgit include the German and Scandinavian Berit definition, the name meaning of Birget, the name Birgetta meaning of name, the Scandinavian Birgita meaning of name, the Scandinavian name Birgitta, the Scandinavian name Birgitte meaning, the Scandinavian Brit meaning of name, the Finnish, German, and Scandinavian Brita definition, the German and Scandinavian Gitte name, and the Finnish Piritta name popularity. The shortenings Birte meaning of name (German and Scandinavian) and baby name Birthe (German and Scandinavian), the diminutives Britt meaning of name (Dutch, English, and Scandinavian), nicknames for Britta (English, German, and Scandinavian), and nicknames for Gittan (Scandinavian), and the spelling variants name Birgid meaning (German and Scandinavian) and short names for Birgitt (German and Scandinavian) are other forms of the name.

List of baby names that is pronounced like Birgit:

the English and Irish Berget meaning and origin, the French Bergette meaning of name, the English and Irish Bergit name, the Scandinavian Birget pronounciation, the German and Scandinavian what does the name Birgid mean, the German and Scandinavian what does the name Birgitt mean, the Scandinavian and Dutch name Birgitte origin, the name Birkeyta name variations, the Basque short names for Birkide, the English, Irish, and Scottish Bridget definition, the English name Bridgete origin, the English Bridgett definition, the English nicknames for Bridgette, the English and Irish baby name Bridgid, the English Bridgit meaning of name, the English what does the name Bridgitte mean, the English what does the name Briget mean, the English short names for Brigett, the French and German meaning of Brigette, and the English Briggette name.

The baby name Birgit fun facts:

The name Birgit in reverse order is "Tigrib".

The numerological value of the name Birgit is number 2, which means cooperation, adaptability, consideration of others, partnering, mediating.

How popular is Birgit?

Birgit is not in the top girl names in USA.