Brigid
Americannoun
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Saint. Also a.d. 453–523, Irish abbess: a patron saint of Ireland.
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a female given name.
noun
Example Sentences
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Long-standing communities exist in Baltimore, Chicago, New York and also Los Angeles, where parishes like St. Brigid and Church of the Transfiguration in South L.A. date back to the Great Migration.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
Brigid Golden, development and outreach manager of the heritage watchdog Cockburn Association, told BBC Scotland it was a delicate and difficult task to remove graffiti from historic buildings.
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2025
We'd barely ordered chips and guac when I blurted to my Aunt Brigid, "Did you know my mother had another child?"
From Salon • Oct. 15, 2024
Author and journalist Brigid Schulte explains what’s wrong with American work culture.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2024
Brigid had brought some Irish concoction that Mrs. Bedlow seemed to be trying to refuse, but the girl would not leave until she had been allowed to spoon some of it into the patient’s mouth.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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