Brìghde

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Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (high, exalted). Cognate with Irish Bríd and Manx Breeshey.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Brìghde f (genitive Brìghde, vocative a Bhrìghde)

  1. a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to Irish Bríd or English Bridget or Brigid

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutation of Brìghde
radical lenition
Brìghde Bhrìghde

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.