Brìghde

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”). Cognate with Irish Bríd and Manx Breeshey.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾʲiːʝtʲə/

Proper noun

Brìghde f (genitive Brìghde, vocative a Bhrìghde)

1. a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to Irish Bríd or English Bridget or Brigid

Derived terms

• Fèill Brìghde (“Candlemas”)

Mutation

Scottish Gaelic mutation
Radical	Lenition
Brìghde	Bhrìghde
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.