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Brigid.

The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

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name/ˈbɹɪ.d͡ʒɪd//ˈbɹiː.ɪd/
  1. The goddess of the Sacred Flame of Kildare and the patron goddess of the Druids. Daughter of Dagda of the Tuatha Dé Danann.

    Irish
  2. Brigid of Kildare (c. 451–521), an Irish saint partly confused with the goddess.

  3. A female given name from Irish, equivalent to English Bridget, sometimes borrowed from Irish.

Where this word comes from

From Irish Brighid, from Old Irish Brigit, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī (“high, exalted”).

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