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Noun: Brigid  bri-jid
  1. Celtic goddess of fire and fertility and agriculture and household arts and wisdom; later associated with Saint Bridget
    - Brigit
     
  2. Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
    - Brigit of Kildare, Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride

Type of: abbess, Celtic deity, mother superior, prioress, saint

Encyclopedia: Brigid