Brigitte

French variation of Brighid

"strength or exalted one"

Brigitte Origin and Meaning

The name Brigitte is a girl's name of French origin meaning "strength or exalted one".

Brigitte is the French version of the ancient Irish Brighid long associated with 1950s sex symbol Brigitte Bardot. If you want to pronounce Brigitte the French way, it's brih-ZHEET.

Brigitte Rank in US Top 1000

# 958 in the US

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Famous People Named Brigitte

• Brigitte Anne Marie Bardot, French actress
• Gitte "Brigitte" Nielsen Danish actress and reality TV personality
• Brigitte Marie Claude Macron, First Lady of France as wife of President Emmanuel Macron
• Brigitte Fouré French MEP
• Brigitte Otoumolongui Gabonese politician
• Brigitte Foster Hylton, Jamaican Olympic hurdler
• Brigitte Rohde German Olympic sprinter

The name Brigitte in Pop Culture

• Brigitte character from the TV show "The Pretender"
• Brigitte character in the Video Game "Overwatch"