Brit is a ♀ girl name.
Brit is a short form of the Scandinavian name Birgitta.
Brit means “saver” or “rescuer” (from Old Norse “bjarga” = to help/to rexcue/to save) and “exalted one” (from Celtic “briganti” = exalted/mighty).
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