All over the world, Brigid (Brigid 
, Brigit , Brighid 
) is a common feminine first name. The given name Brigid is characteristic of Ireland, where it is quite a common female name, Australia, where it is quite a rare girly name, and the United Kingdom. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Brigid is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Brigid, Brigit | Australia, Ireland, United States, Kenya, United Kingdom |
| Brighid | Germany, Australia, Ireland, United States, United Kingdom |
| brigid mcguigan (1842-1923) Australian Sister of Charity, AU (b. 1842) |
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brigid lyons thornton Irish doctor, IE (b. 1896) |
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brigid leventhal British-American pediatric oncologist (b. 1935) |
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| brigid tunney Irish traditional singer, IE (b. 1886) |
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brigid keenan British author and journalist, GB (b. 1939) |
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brigid bazlen American actress (1944-1989), US (b. 1944) |
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| brigid alison macnaghten (born 1904) (b. 1904) |
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brigid ibell German painter, DE (b. 1958) |
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| brigid ganly Irish painter and sculptor (b. 1909) |
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brigid weinzinger Austrian interpreter and politician, AT (b. 1962) |
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| brigid needham (1914-1914) (b. 1914) |
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| brigid grafton green Australian-Irish-British writer (1916-1991), AU (b. 1916) |
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| brigid guinness English noblewoman, GB (b. 1920) |
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| brigid cotter chemist and barrister, IE (b. 1921) |
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brigid walsh American actress, US (b. 1972) |
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