brigid

Other forms of brigid

plural

brigids·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about brigid

What does brigid mean?

brigid means "Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)".

How many syllables are in brigid?

brigid has 2 syllables: bri-gid. The stress falls on "bri".

What is another word for brigid?

Close synonyms include Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is brigid a common word?

brigid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.