Berit

== Danish == === Proper noun === Berit a female given name, variant of Birgitta or Birgitte == Estonian == === Etymology === From Swedish Berit. === Proper noun === Berit a female given name == Faroese == === Proper noun === Berit f a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== Matronymics son of Berit: Beritarson daughter of Berit: Beritardóttir ==== Declension ==== == Norwegian == === Etymology === Contraction of Birgitte (“Bridget”). === Proper noun === Berit a female given name ==== Usage notes ==== One of the most popular given names in Norway since the 17th century. === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] 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 == === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Berit c (genitive Berits) a female given name, a dialectal variant of Birgitta === Anagrams === biter