Britt

See also: britt

English

Proper noun

Britt

  1. A surname​.
  2. A city in Iowa
  3. An unincorporated community in Minnesota

Danish

Proper noun

Britt

  1. A female given name of Swedish and Norwegian origin.

Faroese

Proper noun

Britt f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Britt: Brittarson
  • daughter of Britt: Brittardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Britt
Accusative Britt
Dative Britt
Genitive Brittar

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bruþą. Cognate with English broth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀit/
  • Rhymes: -it

Noun

Britt f (plural Britten)

  1. broth

Norwegian

Proper noun

Britt

  1. A female given name derived from Birgitta/Birgitte.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Brittō.

Noun

Britt m

  1. Briton

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • brittach (“stammering, stuttering”)

Swedish

Etymology

Short form of Britta, a contraction of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1883.

Proper noun

Britt c (genitive Britts)

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

  • Often used in 20th century hyphenated names such as Britt-Marie, Maj-Britt, Ulla-Britt.

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 38 656 females with the given name Britt living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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