Khadijah/ Kadijah and Bree
Two names I've been curious about lately are the names Khadijah/ Kadijah and Bree, but especially Khadijah. I believe they're bot feminine, but that's all I can tell you. It seems like they're quite common. Thanks!_________________________________________________
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For Khadijah/ Kadijah see Khadija!Bree isn't in the database at the moment because the source is unknown (as I understand it, there was previously an incorrect entry, which was removed). Possibilities include:
♦ A short form of Bridget
♦ A short form of Briana
♦ After the Belgian municipality
An Irish surname now used as a first nameIt was probably in existence prior to the mid-20th century, but its popularity since then may be due to the fact that best friends J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis both used the name, Tolkien for a village and Lewis for the nickname of a talking horse. It is far more popular in Australia than it is in the US, but in both countries it jumped out of obscurity into the charts in the 1970s. It was in Australia's top 100 in the 1980s.
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I thought it was fairly well accepted that Bree was originally a short form of Brighid, based on its original Irish Gaelic pronunciation close to the English word "breed" (as found in O Corrain & Maguire's Irish Names). I was surprised to see the pronunciation for Brighid given as "bride" on this site as most of the other sources I've seen agree with O Corrain & Maguire.
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