Britta (given name)

Britta (also spelled Brita) is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid (Bridget in English). The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. Bridget of Sweden.

People named Britta

 * Britta Andersen (born 1979), Danish badminton player
 * Britta Böhler, German-born Dutch politician
 * Britta Curl (born 2000), American ice hockey player
 * Britta Ernst (born 1961), German politician
 * Brita Granström, Swedish painter and illustrator
 * Britta Gröndahl, Swedish writer, translator, and anarchist
 * Brita Hagberg, Swedish soldier
 * Britta Heidemann, German épée fencer
 * Britta Holmberg, Swedish actress
 * Brita Horn, Swedish letter writer and courtier
 * Brita Laurelia (1712–1784) was a Swedish publicist, book printer, and poet
 * Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
 * Brita Catharina Lidbeck, Swedish singer
 * Britta Martin, German-born New Zealand triathlete
 * Britta Nestler (born 1972), German materials scientist
 * Britta Johansson Norgren, Swedish cross-country skier
 * Britta Persson, Swedish singer/songwriter
 * Britta Phillips, American musician and actress
 * Britta Rådström, Swedish politician
 * Britta Schwarz, German contralto
 * Britta Seeger, German business executive
 * Britta Soll, Estonian actress
 * Britta Steffen, German swimmer
 * Brita Tott, Danish and Swedish landowner, spy, and forger
 * Brita Zippel, Swedish alleged witch
 * Maura and Britta, 4th-century Christian martyrs

Fictional characters

 * Britta Perry, fictional character in the television series Community
 * Britta McMann, fictional character in the television series Go Girls
 * Britta, fictional character in the novel The Drifters
 * The Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy, features a doll named Britta.
 * Princess Academy, by Shannon Hale, features a girl named Britta.