Berit

See also: berit

Danish

Proper noun

Berit

  1. A female given name, variant Birgitta/Birgitte.

Estonian

Proper noun

Berit

  1. A female given name borrowed from Swedish Berit.

Faroese

Proper noun

Berit f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Berit: Beritarson
  • daughter of Berit: Beritardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Berit
Accusative Berit
Dative Berit
Genitive Beritar

Norwegian

Etymology

Contraction of Birgitte (“Bridget”).

Proper noun

Berit

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

  • One of the most popular given names in Norway since the 17th century.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 214 females with the given name Berit living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Proper noun

Berit c (genitive Berits)

  1. A female given name, a dialectal variant of Birgitta.
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