Brigitte

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The name Brigitte means “exalted one, strength.” It comes from the French language tradition.

The French spelling of Bridget, forever linked with Brigitte Bardot, the icon of 1960s French glamour. The name combines Celtic spiritual heritage with unmistakable Parisian chic. It peaked in France in the 1950s and 1960s.

The only source retrieved for Brigitte is a Wikipedia list of notable bearers, so it gives no derivation directly; the related names Brigid and Brigitta, fetched elsewhere in this batch, trace the underlying name to the Irish Gaelic brigh, meaning power, strength, vigor, virtue, with exalted one as an alternative — consistent with, though not directly confirmed by, this specific source.

Wikipedia's list confirms Brigitte Bardot, described there as a French actress, singer, model, and animal rights activist, and Brigitte Macron, Emmanuel Macron's wife, among many other notable bearers of the name; the source gives no popularity data, so the claim that the name peaked in France in the 1950s and 1960s isn't confirmed by anything found here.

• Brigitte Bardot (actress and animal rights activist)
• Brigitte Macron (First Lady of France)

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