Brìde

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *brigantī (“exalted one”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰerǵʰ- (“to rise”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pɾʲiːtʲə/

Proper noun

Brìde f (genitive Bhrìde, vocative a Bhrìde)

  1. (Irish mythology) the goddess Brigit
  2. (Christianity) Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint adapted from the goddess.
    Synonym: Naomh Brìde
  3. a female given name from Old Irish, equivalent to English Bridget

Derived terms
  • beàrnan-Brìde (“dandelion”)
  • bigean-Brìde (“common linnet”)
  • bior nam Brìde (“dandelion”)
  • bonnach Brìde (“St. Brigid's bannock”)
  • Fèill Brìde (“Candlemas”)
  • gille-Brìde (“oystercatcher”)
  • Là Fhèill Brìde (“St. Brigid's Day”)
  • Naomh Brìde (“Saint Brigid”)
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