Britta

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Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. Bridget of Sweden.

People named Britta

• Brita Granström, Swedish painter and illustrator
• Brita Hagberg, Swedish soldier
• Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
• Brita Catharina Lidbeck, Swedish singer
• Britta Johansson Norgren, Swedish cross-country skier
• Britta Persson, Swedish singer/songwriter
• Britta Phillips, American musician, part of the band Dean and Britta
• Britta Steffen, German swimmer
• Brita Tott, Danish and Swedish landowner, spy, and forger
• Brita Zippel, Swedish alleged witch
• Maura and Britta, 4th-century Christian martyr

Fictional characters

• Britta Perry, fictional character on the television series Community
• Britta McMann, fictional character on the television series Go Girls
• The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Britta.
• Britta, fictional character in the novel 'The Drifters' by James A. Michener.

See also

• 1219 Britta, asteroid named in 1932
• Brita, German company that specializes in water filtration products
• Brittas (disambiguation), place name and surname

References

• Coleman, Nancy L.; Veka, Olav (2010). A Handbook of Scandinavian Names. Univ of Wisconsin Press. p. 5. ISBN 9780299248345. Retrieved January 22, 2013. 
• Griffin, Jennifer (2011). Bring Back Beatrice!. Workman Publishing. p. 38. ISBN 9780761158950. Retrieved January 22, 2013.