Brigid

Meaning

Proper Noun

• The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
• Brigid of Kildare (c.451-521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.
• A female given name from Irish sometimes borrowed from Irish. English form: Bridget.

Origin

• From Irish Brighid, from Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī ("high, exalted").