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Brigett
How to Pronounce Brigett
Pronounced brih-JET /brɪˈdʒɛt/Medium
Meaning: Brigett is a spelling variant of Bridget, the anglicized form of the Irish Brighid, meaning the exalted or high one, borne by a Celtic goddess and by Irelands celebrated Saint Brigid.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Brigett is one of many respellings of Bridget, from the Irish Brighid, the exalted one, a name linking a Celtic goddess to a beloved Irish saint. This variant surfaced for American girls only faintly, around 1970.
It was never common in this form, given to only about twenty girls a year at most, and it had tapered off by the twenty-tens. A girl named Brigett then would be in her mid fifties today. The spelling reads as a personal variant rather than a distinct revival.
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What does the name Brigett mean?
It is a spelling variant of Bridget, from the Irish Brighid, the exalted one.
How do you pronounce Brigett?
It is said brih-JET /brɪˈdʒɛt/, two syllables with the stress on the second.
Is Brigett a boy or girl name?
Brigett is used as a girls name.
How popular is Brigett?
It has always been very rare in this spelling, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around nineteen-seventy.