Birgit

{{Short description|Female given name}}

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| related names = Birgitta, Birgitte, Bridget, Bridgette, Bergit, Berjit

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Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include:

• Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress
• Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician
• Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist
• Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director
• Birgit Finnilä, Swedish opera singer
• Birgit Fischer, German canoer
• Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion
• Birgit Hogefeld, German RAF terrorist member
• Birgit Kähler, German high jumper
• Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar
• Birgit Michels, German badminton player
• Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress
• Birgit Nilsson (1918–2005), Swedish soprano
• Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player
• Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer
• Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian
• Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer
• Birgit Sarrap, Estonian singer
• Birgit Schrowange, German television presenter
• Birgit Schuurman, Dutch rock singer
• Birgit Skarstein, Norwegian Paralympic athlete
• Birgit Thumm, German volleyball player
• Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961), German computer scientist
• Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist