The baby name Gitt is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /gɪt/ ("git").
Gitt is Germanic in Origin.
The baby name Gitt is a Female name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /gɪt/ ("git").
Gitt is Germanic in Origin.
Gitt is a rare Scandinavian short form of Birgit/Birgitta (and German Brigitte), names ultimately stemming from Old Irish Brigid. The root brígh conveys "power, strength, high/exalted one," and the name is tied both to the pre-Christian Irish goddess of poetry, smithcraft, and healing and to Saint Brigid of Kildare, a major early medieval figure. Through these channels, the meaning commonly given for the cluster is "exalted one" or "strength."
As a clipped pet name, Gitt appears in Swedish and Norwegian records in the mid-20th century, though it has never been widespread and is now uncommon. Related forms include Gitte (Danish), Gitta (Scandinavian/German), Gitti (German), Gittan (Swedish diminutive), and the fuller Birgit/Birgitta/Brigitte/Bridget. Note that Yiddish Gitty/Gitel looks similar but derives from a different source - the word for "good" - and is etymologically unrelated.
Gitt is extremely rare. Our whole dataset turns up only 15 recorded uses, across 11 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #174 | 1 | 3,954 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #329 | 1 | 7,429 |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #597 | 1 | 20,968 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,039 | 1 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| TR | 0 | #1,252 | 3 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
Gitt is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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