Britta
Encyclopedia
Britta is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta
, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget
in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia
and Germany
because of St. Bridget of Sweden
.
Birgitta
Birgitta is the Swedish form of the Irish Gaelic female name Brighid. Brighid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate form Birgit became common names in Scandinavia because of St. Bridget of Sweden....
, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget
Bridget (given name)
Bridget or Brigid is a Celtic/Irish female name derived from the noun brígh, meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue." An alternate meaning of the name is "exalted one"...
in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
because of St. Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden
Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden Bridget of Sweden (1303 – 23 July 1373; also Birgitta of Vadstena, Saint Birgitta , was a mystic and saint, and founder of the Bridgettines nuns and monks after the death of her husband of twenty years...
.
People named Britta
- Brita HagbergBrita HagbergBrita Christina Hagberg, née Nilsdotter, alias Petter Hagberg, , was a woman who served as a soldier in the Swedish army during the Russo-Swedish War...
- Swedish mariner - Brita Catharina LidbeckBrita Catharina LidbeckBrita Catharina Lidbeck, also Brita Catharina Munck af Rosenschöld was a Swedish Dilettante concert singer. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music....
- Swedish singer - Britta Perry - a fictional character on the television series CommunityCommunity (TV series)Community is an American television comedy series created by Dan Harmon that airs on NBC. The series is about a group of students at a community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado. The series heavily uses meta-humor and pop culture references, often parodying film and television...
. - Britta PerssonBritta PerssonBritta Persson is a Swedish indie pop musician from Uppsala, Sweden, who in September 2010 is releasing her third album entitled “Current Affair Medium Rare”...
- Swedish singer/songwriter - Britta PhillipsBritta PhillipsBritta Phillips is an American musician, songwriter, actress and voice actor. She is best known as the singing voice of the title character of Jem and as one half of the duo Dean and Britta, with her husband Dean Wareham...
— American musician, part of the band Dean and BrittaDean and BrittaDean & Britta is a musical duo consisting of Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips, both former members of Luna. Wareham had formed Luna in 1991 after leaving his first band, Galaxie 500. Phillips joined Luna in 2000, replacing bassist Justin Harwood.-History:... - Brita TottBrita TottBrita Olovsdotter Tott or Birgitte Olufsdatter Thott , , called the Lady of Hammersta, was a Danish and Swedish noble, landowner, royal county administrator, spy and forger. She was judged for treason and for the forgery of seals...
- spy, forgerer and traitor - Maura and Britta — 4th-century Christian martyr
- Brita ZippelBrita ZippelBrita Zippel, also called Britta Sippel was an alleged Swedish witch, known as "Näslösan", one of the most famous figures of the great witch mania called "Det Stora oväsendet" in Sweden between 1668-1676, and the most famous of the city of Stockholm...
- Swedish alleged witch - Britta SteffenBritta SteffenBritta Steffen is a German swimmer who specializes in freestyle, who is the current holder of the world record in women's 50 and 100 metre freestyle....
German Swimmer
See also
- 1219 Britta1219 Britta1219 Britta is Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 6, 1932 by Max Wolf at Heidelberg- External links :*...
— asteroid named in 1932 - BritaBritaBrita GmbH is a German company founded in 1966 by Heinz Hankammer with headquarters in Taunusstein, Germany, that specializes in water filtration products. The company has production facilities in Germany, Great Britain, India, and Switzerland...
— German company that specializes in water filtration products - Brittas (disambiguation) — place name and surname