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Comments for the name Birgitta

Comments for BIRGITTA:

Birgitta is pronounced with a hard G. The same goes for Gittan, a common nickname for Birgitta.
-- Ylva  8/14/2005
St Birgitta is not, as mentioned, the patron saint of Sweden, that title is held by Saint Erik, but rather she is the patron saint of Europe. Still she's the only properly canonized saint from Sweden. [noted -ed]
-- Cracknell  2/7/2006
Princess Birgitta of Sweden, Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (Birgitta Ingeborg Alice) (born January 19, 1937) is a sister of King Carl XVI Gustaf. She was born at Haga Palace in Sweden.
-- Anonymous User  9/30/2008
Pronounced birr-GIT-ah in Swedish.
-- Beautiful Victory  10/2/2011

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