Brigitte
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Irish |
| Meaning | Strong-willed |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Bridget, Brigid, Brigitta, Birgit |
Brigitte is a feminine given name.[1] Notable people with the name include:
- Brigitte Amm, German rower
- Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), a French actress and singer
- Brigitte Becue (born 1972), a Belgian breaststroke swimmer
- Brigitte Bierlein (born 1949), an Austrian jurist and politician
- Brigitte Engerer (born 1952), a French pianist
- Brigitte Fossey (born 1946), a French actress
- Brigitte Foster-Hylton (born 1974), a Jamaican hurdling athlete
- Brigitte Girardin (born 1953), French diplomat and politician
- Brigitte Hamann (1940–2016), German-Austrian historian
- Brigitte Lahaie (born 1955), a French porn actress
- Brigitte Lin (born 1954), a Taiwanese actress
- Brigitte Macron (born 1953), First Lady of France
- Brigitte Mohnhaupt (born 1949), a German Red Army Faction member
- Brigitte Nielsen (born 1963), a Danish actress
- Brigitte Rintisch, German rower
- Brigitte Soucy (born 1972), a Canadian volleyball player
- Brigitte Gabriel, an activist and founder of hate group ACT
Fictional people
- Brigitte (Overwatch), character in the 2016 video game
References
- ^ "MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Brigitte". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
See also
- Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, wife of Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, a first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II
- Gitta (disambiguation)
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