Bridgette is a feminine given name. It is a variant of
Bridget
Bridget is an Irish language, Irish female name derived from the Goidelic languages, Gaelic noun , meaning "power, strength, vigor, virtue". An alternative meaning of the name is "exalted one". Its popularity, especially in Ireland, is largely re ...
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Notable people with the name include:
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Bridgette Andersen
Bridget Marriah Andersen (July 11, 1975May 18, 1997) was an American child actress and child model. She starred in 1982's '' Savannah Smiles'', for which she received her first of four Youth in Film Award nominations.
Personal life
In Inglewo ...
, American actress
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Bridgette Crosby
B'wana Beast
Zviad Baazovi
Baby Boom
Baby Boom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
She was among the children who were experimented on by Doctor Love while they were still in their mother's wom ...
, fictional character in the DC Universe
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Bridgette Gordon
Bridgette Cyrene Gordon (born April 27, 1967) is the head women's basketball coach of Florida A&M University, and a retired player. She was a member of the United States women's national basketball team, that claimed the gold medal at the 1988 ...
, American basketball player
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Bridgette Gusterson
Bridgette Marie Gusterson (born February 7, 1973), also known as Bridgette Ireland, is an Australian water polo player, at the 1995 FINA World Cup, and from the gold medal team of the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was a captain of the team from 1 ...
, Australian water polo player
* Bridgette Jones, member of the London band
Fluffy
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Bridgette Radebe
Bridgette Radebe (née Motsepe) is a South African businesswoman of Tswana descent and the sister of South African businessman Patrice Motsepe and First Lady of South Africa Tshepo Motsepe.
Career
She was born on 26 February 1960.[Bridgette Wilson
Bridgette Wilson Sampras (born September 25, 1973) is an American former actress, singer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Teen USA 1990. She began her career in acting, playing the character of Lisa Fenimore on the soap opera '' S ...]
, American actress
Fictional characters
* Bridgette Summers, character from the ''
Total Drama
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'' series
* Bridgette DuBois, character on ''
Medium
Medium may refer to:
Aircraft
*Medium bomber, a class of warplane
* Tecma Medium, a French hang glider design Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''The Medium'' (1921 film), a German silent film
* ''The Medium'' (1951 film), a film vers ...
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See also
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Bridgette (game), a two-player variant of contract bridge.
References
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Feminine given names