Exalted one
Derived from the Old Irish name Brighid, it refers to a high or exalted status. In Irish mythology, it is associated with the goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom, and later with Saint Brigid of Kildare.
Less common today
Brigit isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #3,325 in 1997.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
British actress known for Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?
Award-winning American poet
