name
Mythology
Irish
Brigid
BRIJ-id
ˈbrɪdʒɪdListen
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Syllable breakdown
Brigid
Name meaning and origin
- Origin
- Old Irish — 'exalted one'.
- Meaning
- An Irish goddess of healing, poetry, and smithcraft, associated with the festival of Imbolc; later syncretised with Saint Brigid of Kildare.
- Also spelled
- Brighid, Bríd
Common mispronunciations
BRIG-idbree-ZHEED
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