Brida

Brida is a feminine name and a shortened form of Brigitta and Brigida that arose long ago. A medieval German and Romansh title, Brida's five-letter spelling hints towards its ultimate beginnings, as a variant of the Old Irish name Bridget or its Anglicized form, Breda. With definitions like "exalted one," "strength," "power," "vigor," and "virtue," Brida honors the goddess of fire in Celtic religion, Brigit. As a deity, Brigit was associated with arts, crafts, poetry, and prophecy, so your little one's name could inspire them to embrace their creativity and trust their intuition. The arrival of Christianity in Ireland gave monikers like Brida and Bridget new significance, as Bridget became the name of one of the country's patron saints. Throughout the centuries, countless variants of Bridget have been devised, and Brida is just one of them, so it's a title with a blazing mythological and religious legacy.