Brìghde

Scottish Gaelic

Alternative forms

• Brìde

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɾʲiːtʲə/

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

Mutation of Brìghde

radical	lenition
Brìghde	Bhrìghde

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.