Bridget
Bridget is a girl name of Irish origin, meaning Strength; the exalted one.
What Bridget means
Strength; the exalted one.
Bridget sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Bridget comes from
Irish names come from the Gaelic tradition, and most of the familiar spellings are anglicisations of older forms. The original often looks nothing like the version in common use today.
Bridget is recorded as Irish in origin. Browse other Irish names.
How popular is Bridget?
You will not find Bridget in the top 100 girl names at the moment. Plenty of well-known names sit outside the charts; popularity measures how often a name is registered, not how good or how real it is.
The character of Bridget
The thread we file Bridget under is strength — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Strong
Names like Bridget
These share Bridget's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Liam — Strong-willed warrior and protector.
- Lorcan — Little fierce one.
- Cathal — Battle ruler; strong.
- Conall — Strong as a wolf.
- Connor — Lover of hounds; strong-willed.
- Conor — Lover of wolves; strong-willed.
- Darragh — Oak tree.
- Eamon — Wealthy protector.
- Fergus — Man of vigour and strength.
- Flynn — Son of the red-haired one.
- Kennedy — Helmeted chief.
- Niall — Champion; cloud.