Gittan

Gittan is a Swedish feminine name that originated as a pet form of Brigitta, itself the Scandinavian and German form of the Old Irish name Brighid, derived from a Celtic root meaning high or exalted one. The name became an independent given name in Sweden during the twentieth century as diminutive forms grew fashionable as formal registrations. It shares its ultimate ancestry with Bridget, Birgitta, and Birgit, all of which trace back to the same Celtic root.