Bridie

[brahy-dee]

noun

1. a female given name, form of Bridget.

Bridie

¹

/ ˈbraɪdɪ /

noun

1. James , real name Osborne Henry Mavor . 1888–1951, Scottish physician and dramatist, who founded the Glasgow Citizens' Theatre. His plays include The Anatomist (1930)

bridie

²

/ ˈbrəɪdɪ, ˈbraɪdɪ /

noun

1. a semicircular pie containing meat and onions

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bridie¹

of unknown origin

Example Sentences

She referred to her 87-year-old mother Bridie's appeal to Benn last month not to make her go to London to campaign for an inquiry.

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"The murder of Sean Brown in 1997 was despicable, and his death caused great suffering and pain to his family, his wife Bridie, and the community," he said.

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"If I may say something to my late mum, whose name was Bridie McNicholas," she said.

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"Jolene's future was so bright, with a desire to become a sports physiotherapist," her mother Bridie recalled.

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Her mother, Bridie Marlow, said she had always "secretly dreaded" her Jolene leaving home to study in Belfast in case the Troubles flared up again.

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