Birgit
Birgit is a female given name.
Origin and meaning
It is possibly the feminine form of Scandinavian Birger . The name means something like helper, protector. Related forms are Birgid, Birte , Birthe, Birgitt, Birgitta and Bergit / Bergith. According to the general view of onomatology, this female personal name is derived from Brigitte and thus originally from the Celtic Brigid .
distribution
The name Birgit was rather uncommon in Germany at the beginning of the 20th century. Its popularity rose sharply from the late thirties. From the beginning of the fifties to the end of the sixties, the name was consistently among the ten most frequently given female first names. Then its popularity gradually declined at first, sharply from the late 1970s.
name day
July 23 ; The namesake is Birgitta von Sweden . According to other sources, the name day is October 8th.
Well-known namesake
- Birgit Adam (* 1971), German editor and non-fiction author
- Birgit von Bentzel (* 1969), German television presenter
- Birgit Breuel (* 1937), former President of the Treuhandanstalt
- Birgit Diezel (* 1958), German politician
- Birgit Fischer (canoeist) (* 1962), German canoeist
- Birgit Friedmann (* 1960), German athlete
- Birgit Großhennig (* 1965), German athlete
- Birgit Guðjónsdóttir (* 1962), Icelandic cinematographer
- Birgid Helmy (* 1957), German sculptor
- Birgit Hogefeld (* 1956), ex-member of the Red Army parliamentary group
- Birgit Homburger (* 1965), German politician
- Birgit Jahn (* 1966), German photo model
- Birgit Kelle (* 1975), German journalist and publicist
- Birgit Keller (* 1959), German politician (SED / PDS / Die Linke)
- Birgit Keppler (* 1963), German freestyle skier
- Birgit Klaubert (* 1954), German politician (PDS / Die Linke)
- Birgit Kleis (* 1956), Danish lawyer, Reich ombudswoman in the Faroe Islands
- Birgit Kley (* 1956), German chanson singer
- Birgit Lechtermann (* 1960), German television presenter
- Birgit Michels (* 1984), German badminton player
- Birgit Minichmayr (songwriter) (* 1969), Austrian songwriter of new sacred songs
- Birgit Minichmayr (* 1977), Austrian actress
- Birgit Muggenthaler (* 1974), German musician
- Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish opera singer
- Birgit Prinz (* 1977), German soccer player
- Birgit Rausing (* 1924), Swedish art historian
- Birgit Recki (* 1954), German professor of practical philosophy
- Birgit Rockmeier (* 1973), German athlete
- Birgit Roth (* 1968), German politician
- Birgit Schrowange (* 1958), German television presenter
- Birgit Steinegger (* 1948), Swiss actress
- Birgit Thumm (* 1980), German volleyball player
- Birgit Vanderbeke (* 1956), German writer
Birgitta
- Birgitta of Sweden (1303-1373), founder of the Order of the Redeemer (of which: Sankt Brigitten )
- Birgitta Ingeborg Alice of Sweden (* 1937), Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
- Birgitta Arens (* 1948), German writer
- Birgitta Haukdal (* 1979), Icelandic pop singer
- Birgitta Kicherer (* 1939), German translator
- Birgitta Rühmer (* 1959), German volleyball player
- Birgitta Weizenegger (* 1970), German actress
- Birgitta Wolf von Rosen (1913–2009), Swedish-German publicist
- Birgitta Wollenweber (* 1963), German pianist
Fictional people
- Birgit Kraft , advertising character for the Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus; see Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus # label
Other
- (960) Birgit Kleinplanet number 960
See also
Individual evidence
2. Wilfried Seibicke, Historical German First Name Book . 1st volume; Berlin / New York 1996.
