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Brigid

Pronunciation: /ˈbɹɪ.d͡ʒɪd/

The English word “Brigid” has 2 meanings listed here.

proper noun

  1. The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
  2. Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.

Etymology

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

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