Berit

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Berit

  1. a female given name, variant of Birgitta or Birgitte

Estonian

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Etymology

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From Swedish Berit.

Proper noun

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Berit

  1. a female given name

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Berit f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Berit: Beritarson
  • daughter of Berit: Beritardóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Berit
Accusative Berit
Dative Berit
Genitive Beritar

Norwegian

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Etymology

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Contraction of Birgitte (Bridget).

Proper noun

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Berit

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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  • One of the most popular given names in Norway since the 17th century.

References

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  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 214 females with the given name Berit living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Berit c (genitive Berits)

  1. a female given name, a dialectal variant of Birgitta

Anagrams

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