Birgit is a female given name, a short form of Birgitta and ultimately a Germanic form of the Gaelic name Bridget. Notable people with the name include: Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress Birgit Collin-Langen, German politician Birgit Cunningham, Anglo-American activist Birgit Doll, Austrian actress and theatre director Birgit Finnilä, Swedish opera singer Birgit Fischer, German canoer Birgit Friedmann (born 1960), German runner and 1980 world champion Birgit Hogefeld, German RAF terrorist member Birgit Kähler, German high jumper Birgit Meyer (born 1960), Dutch religious studies scholar Birgit Michels, German badminton player Birgit Minichmayr, Austrian actress Birgit Nilsson, Swedish soprano Birgit Õigemeel, Estonian singer Birgit Prinz, German football (soccer) player Birgit Püve, Estonian photographer Birgit Rausing, Swedish art historian Birgit Ridderstedt, Swedish singer Birgit Schrowange, German television presenter Birgit Schuurman, Dutch rock singer Birgit Thumm, German volleyball player Birgit Vogel-Heuser (born 1961), German computer scientist Birgit Zotz, Austrian writer and anthropologist See also 960 Birgit, a minor planet orbiting the Sun Birgit language Brigid (disambiguation) Danish feminine given names Estonian feminine given names German feminine given names Norwegian feminine given names Swedish feminine given names Scandinavian feminine given names