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Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name
Birgitta Birgitta is the Swedish and Icelandic form of the Irish Gaelic female name ''Brighid''. Brighid or Brigid was the name of an ancient Celtic goddess, and its English form is Bridget (given name), Bridget. Birgitta and its alternate forms Birgit (dis ...
, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name ''Brighid'' ( Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. Bridget of Sweden.


People named Britta

* Britta Andersen (born 1979), Danish badminton player * Britta Böhler, German-born Dutch politician * Britta Curl (born 2000), American ice hockey player * Britta Ernst (born 1961), German politician * Brita Granström, Swedish painter and illustrator * Britta Gröndahl, Swedish writer, translator, and anarchist * Brita Hagberg, Swedish soldier * Britta Heidemann, German épée fencer * Britta Holmberg, Swedish actress * Brita Horn, Swedish letter writer and courtier * Brita Laurelia (1712–1784) was a Swedish publicist, book printer, and poet * Britta Lejon, Swedish politician * Brita Catharina Lidbeck, Swedish singer * Britta Martin, German-born New Zealand triathlete * Britta Nestler (born 1972), German materials scientist * Britta Johansson Norgren, Swedish cross-country skier * Britta Persson, Swedish singer/songwriter * Britta Phillips, American musician and actress * Britta Rådström, Swedish politician * Britta Schwarz, German contralto * Britta Seeger, German business executive * Britta Soll, Estonian actress * Britta Steffen, German swimmer * Brita Tott, Danish and Swedish landowner, spy, and forger * Brita Zippel, Swedish alleged witch * Maura and Britta, 4th-century Christian martyrs


Fictional characters

* Britta, in the Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy * Britta, in the novel '' The Drifters'' * Britta, in the novel '' Princess Academy'' by Shannon Hale * Britta Beach, in the television series ''Riverdale'' * Britta McMann, in the television series ''
Go Girls Go, GO, G.O., or Go! may refer to: Arts and entertainment Games and sport * Go (game), a board game for two players * '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel * Go, the starting position ...
'' * Britta Perry, in the television series ''Community''


See also

* 1219 Britta, asteroid named in 1932 * Brita, German company that specializes in water filtration products * Brittas (disambiguation), place name and surname * Dean and Britta, American indie pop duo featuring Britta Phillips


References

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