Britt is a Scandinavian short form of Birgitta, itself a Scandinavian form of Bridget. The name ultimately derives from the Old Celtic Brigantī, meaning "the exalted one," and is associated with the Irish goddess of fire, poetry, and wisdom, Brigit. This divine connection later extended to Saint Brigid of Kildare, a patron saint of Ireland, and later to the 14th-century Swedish Saint Birgitta, patron saint of Europe, further solidifying the name's spread in Scandinavia. As a diminutive of Birgitta, Britt emerged as an independent given name, particularly in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.