First names in Hebrew

First name Bridget: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בריג׳ט

Gematria value: 224

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bridget is written בריג׳ט

Meaning and origin

What does Bridget mean?

Meaning: from the Irish Brighid, "the exalted one"
Origin: Irish

Bridget is the English form of the Irish Brighid, usually explained by an old Celtic word meaning "high, exalted". It is one of the great names of Ireland, popular in America and Britain in the twentieth century.

Gematria

Bridget = 224

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בריג׳ט has 5 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• גthe letter Gimel3
• טthe letter Tet9
• Total224

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Tet

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Bridget, from ב to ט:

בְּאֹרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּךְ בְּתוֹךְ נְתִיבוֹת מִשְׁפָּט׃

“I walk in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of justice.”

Proverbs 8:20

The book of your first name

Bridget, in nine pages

• Bridget, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Bridget
• Bridget, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Bridget in three answers

How do you write Bridget in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bridget is written בריג׳ט.

What is the gematria value of Bridget?
Written בריג׳ט, Bridget is worth 224: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Tet (9).

What does Bridget mean?
From the Irish Brighid, "the exalted one (origin: Irish). Bridget is the English form of the Irish Brighid, usually explained by an old Celtic word meaning "high, exalted". It is one of the great names of Ireland, popular in America and Britain in the twentieth century.