[GoLightly]

Not only that, Bridgett? Maybe Bergit, Bergitte, Berethe, Bergliot, Berethe or Berit, but I think Bridgett is English & from a later era.

[AnAmericanMother]

Actually, Bridget is now considered Irish, but originally Brigid was Irish and Birgitt was Swedish. It's highly confusing because there's a 14th c. St. Bridget (Birgitta) of Sweden (she was a daughter of a noble family and founder of the Brigettine Sisters) and also a 6th c. Irish St. Bridget (Brigid) who was a friend of St. Patrick and founded the convent of Kildare.

Since spelling was something most folks didn't take seriously until the 19th century, confusion is rampant!