Bridget
Irish origin. Means “exalted one”.
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →(US, dated) An Irish housemaid.
“Last week, I asked Women and Equalities Minister Bridget Phillipson what assurances can be given to businesses and groups that they can confidently be trans-inclusive following the EHRC's draft code of practice.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Bridget Jones diary with me sleeping on Eloise Fornieles couch with Liberty Ross coming over to gossip about the problem with Toma Hanks in Inferno. I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!!!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“That guy is Colin Firth. I can’t remember which movie this is from from, probably one of the Bridget Jones ones.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Education secretary Bridget Phillipson's words need to be backed up with action to save failing school system, writes an anonymous teacher.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Oh I do too! I really have always wanted to change but I never seem to! I think in the end we can only be ourselves. I think you are lovely just the way you are! As in the film Miss Bridget Jones. Colin Firth saying he liked Bridget Jones just the way that she is! :)”
— Bluesky· May 2026