Britta

Scandinavian, variation of Birgit or Britt

"strength or exalted one"

Britta Origin and Meaning

The name Britta is a girl's name of Scandinavian, Swedish origin meaning "strength or exalted one".

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Britta Rank in US Top 1000

# 862 in the US

Popularity of the name Britta

• 1720 Nameberry 2022

20 Names Similar to Britta

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Famous People Named Britta

• Saint Britta 4th century martyr along with Saint Maura
• Britta Steffen German Olympic gold medal,winning swimmer
• Britta Phillips American musician of duo Dean & Britta and Luna
• Britta Heidemann German Olympic fencer
• Britta Persson Swedish singer,songwriter
• Britta Lejon Swedish politician
• Britta Soll Estonian actress and model
• Britta Alice Holmberg Swedish actress, wife of actor Stig Olin and mother of actress Lena Olin

The name Britta in Pop Culture

• Britta Perry character on the TV show "Community"
• Britta Paweldaughter character in book "Princess Academy" by Shannon Hale
• Britta character in "The Drifters" by James A. Michener
• Britta Larson character in the American Girl books
• Britta McMann character on TV series Go Girls