Birgitta

Estonian

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit. Borrowed from Swedish Birgitta.

Proper noun

Birgitta

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Birgit, Britta, Berit, Gita

Faroese

Proper noun

Birgitta f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Birgitta: Birgittuson
• daughter of Birgitta: Birgittudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Birgitta
accusative	Birgittu
dative	Birgittu
genitive	Birgittu

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish Birgitta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbirɡitːɑ/, [ˈbirɡit̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irɡitːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Bir‧git‧ta

Proper noun

Birgitta

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Birgitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Birgitta	Birgitat
genitive		Birgitan	Birgittojen
partitive		Birgittaa	Birgittoja
illative		Birgittaan	Birgittoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Birgitta	Birgitat
accusative	nom.	Birgitta	Birgitat
	gen.	Birgitan
genitive		Birgitan	Birgittojen Birgittain rare
partitive		Birgittaa	Birgittoja
inessive		Birgitassa	Birgitoissa
elative		Birgitasta	Birgitoista
illative		Birgittaan	Birgittoihin
adessive		Birgitalla	Birgitoilla
ablative		Birgitalta	Birgitoilta
allative		Birgitalle	Birgitoille
essive		Birgittana	Birgittoina
translative		Birgitaksi	Birgitoiksi
abessive		Birgitatta	Birgitoitta
instructive		—	Birgitoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Birgitta (Kotus type 9*C/kala, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Birgittani Birgittani accusative nom. Birgittani Birgittani gen. Birgittani genitive Birgittani Birgittojeni Birgittaini rare partitive Birgittaani Birgittojani inessive Birgitassani Birgitoissani elative Birgitastani Birgitoistani illative Birgittaani Birgittoihini adessive Birgitallani Birgitoillani ablative Birgitaltani Birgitoiltani allative Birgitalleni Birgitoilleni essive Birgittanani Birgittoinani translative Birgitakseni Birgitoikseni abessive Birgitattani Birgitoittani instructive — — comitative — Birgittoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Birgittasi Birgittasi accusative nom. Birgittasi Birgittasi gen. Birgittasi genitive Birgittasi Birgittojesi Birgittaisi rare partitive Birgittaasi Birgittojasi inessive Birgitassasi Birgitoissasi elative Birgitastasi Birgitoistasi illative Birgittaasi Birgittoihisi adessive Birgitallasi Birgitoillasi ablative Birgitaltasi Birgitoiltasi allative Birgitallesi Birgitoillesi essive Birgittanasi Birgittoinasi translative Birgitaksesi Birgitoiksesi abessive Birgitattasi Birgitoittasi instructive — — comitative — Birgittoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Birgittamme Birgittamme accusative nom. Birgittamme Birgittamme gen. Birgittamme genitive Birgittamme Birgittojemme Birgittaimme rare partitive Birgittaamme Birgittojamme inessive Birgitassamme Birgitoissamme elative Birgitastamme Birgitoistamme illative Birgittaamme Birgittoihimme adessive Birgitallamme Birgitoillamme ablative Birgitaltamme Birgitoiltamme allative Birgitallemme Birgitoillemme essive Birgittanamme Birgittoinamme translative Birgitaksemme Birgitoiksemme abessive Birgitattamme Birgitoittamme instructive — — comitative — Birgittoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Birgittanne Birgittanne accusative nom. Birgittanne Birgittanne gen. Birgittanne genitive Birgittanne Birgittojenne Birgittainne rare partitive Birgittaanne Birgittojanne inessive Birgitassanne Birgitoissanne elative Birgitastanne Birgitoistanne illative Birgittaanne Birgittoihinne adessive Birgitallanne Birgitoillanne ablative Birgitaltanne Birgitoiltanne allative Birgitallenne Birgitoillenne essive Birgittananne Birgittoinanne translative Birgitaksenne Birgitoiksenne abessive Birgitattanne Birgitoittanne instructive — — comitative — Birgittoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Birgittansa Birgittansa accusative nom. Birgittansa Birgittansa gen. Birgittansa genitive Birgittansa Birgittojensa Birgittainsa rare partitive Birgittaansa Birgittojaan Birgittojansa inessive Birgitassaan Birgitassansa Birgitoissaan Birgitoissansa elative Birgitastaan Birgitastansa Birgitoistaan Birgitoistansa illative Birgittaansa Birgittoihinsa adessive Birgitallaan Birgitallansa Birgitoillaan Birgitoillansa ablative Birgitaltaan Birgitaltansa Birgitoiltaan Birgitoiltansa allative Birgitalleen Birgitallensa Birgitoilleen Birgitoillensa essive Birgittanaan Birgittanansa Birgittoinaan Birgittoinansa translative Birgitakseen Birgitaksensa Birgitoikseen Birgitoiksensa abessive Birgitattaan Birgitattansa Birgitoittaan Birgitoittansa instructive — — comitative — Birgittoineen Birgittoinensa

Statistics

• Birgitta is the 234^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,362 female individuals (and as a middle name to 12,175 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit. First recorded in Sweden in 1293. Cognate with English Bridget.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɪr²ɡɪta/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Birgitta c (genitive Birgittas)

1. a female given name
   • 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 160:

     "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

• Name of a fourteenth century Swedish saint. Also borne by Swedish royalty.

Related terms

• Berit, Birgit, Brita, Britt, Britta

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 175 016 females with the given name Birgitta living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.