Brìde

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Brìghde

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“exalted one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɾʲiːtʲə/

Proper noun

Brìde f (genitive Bhrìde, vocative a Bhrìde)

(Irish mythology) the goddess Brigit
(Christianity) Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint adapted from the goddess.
Synonym: Naomh Brìde
a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget

Derived terms

beàrnan-Brìde (“dandelion”)
bigean-Brìde (“common linnet”)
bior nam Brìde (“dandelion”)
bonnach Brìde (“St. Brigid's bannock”)
Fèill Brìde (“Candlemas”)
gille-Brìde (“oystercatcher”)
Là Fhèill Brìde (“St. Brigid's Day”)
Naomh Brìde (“Saint Brigid”)

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