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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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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

Macron and his wife Brigitte arrived around midnight on Monday in Mumbai, India's financial capital, for his fourth visit to India since taking office in 2017.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

“What’s most important is when they win a gold medal they get to meet the leader,” said Brigitte Weich, an Austrian filmmaker, who has made two documentaries on the North Korean women’s soccer team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Crowds lined the streets of Saint-Tropez for the funeral of French film legend Brigitte Bardot on Wednesday.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 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