Britt
See also: britt
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɹɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪt
Proper noun
Britt
- A surname.
- A city in Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Minnesota.
- A female given name.
Danish
Proper noun
Britt
- a female given name of Swedish and Norwegian origin
Faroese
Proper noun
Britt f
- 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-West Germanic *broþ, Proto-Germanic *bruþą. Cognate with English broth.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bʀit/
- Rhymes: -it
Noun
Britt f (plural Britten)
Middle Irish
Etymology
Noun
Britt m
Synonyms
Descendants
- ⇒ Irish: briotach (“stammering, stuttering”)
Norwegian
Proper noun
Britt
- a female given name derived from Birgitta/Birgitte
Swedish
Etymology
Short form of Britta, a contraction of Birgitta. First recorded in Sweden in 1883.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Britt c (genitive Britts)
- a female given name
Usage notes
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [1] 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.