Bríet

BREE-et

Icelandic

"exalted or rescue"

Bríet Origin and Meaning

The name Bríet is a girl's name meaning "exalted or rescue".

Icelandic short form of Birgitta, which may derive from the Irish Brighid "exalted one" or from the male Norse name Birger, meaning "help, rescue". A famous bearer is Icelandic feminist Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir (1856-1940), founder of the first women's magazine in Iceland.

Popularity of the name Bríet

• 11 Iceland 2021

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