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Brigitte

American  
[bree-zheet, bri-zheet] / briˈʒit, brɪˈʒit /

noun

  1. a female given name, French form of Bridget.


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Long before the 1956 release of “And God Created Woman,” when Brigitte Bardot drew the elite’s gaze to this corner of the French Riviera, St. Tropez was a port run on shipbuilding and maritime trade.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

As Tuesday’s parade ended, the leaders posed for a group photo on the Place de la Concorde, with Macron, his wife Brigitte and Zelensky in the center, the Arc de Triomphe in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

Brigitte Marshall, 58, and her son, Reuben, 24, who were support workers at her care home, are now there for her.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Initially asked to look at both the roles of whimsigoth physics buff Fig and the bubbly yet emotionally complex Cherry, described by Alloway as a “Texas Brigitte Bardot,” Pedretti fell hard for the latter.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 25, 2026

Then Brave Orchid worried over a daughter who had the mark of an unlucky woman; yes, there was certainly a girl with an upper lip as curled as Brigitte Bardot’s.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston

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