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Brit

Girl Name day: November 1 In French: Brittany
Brit is a short form of Brittany: on birth records it is written Brittany (360,132 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Brittany page. Also a short form of Brittney, Britney, Britton.
Origin: Latin (place name). Meaning: from Brittany / land of the Britons.
From the French region Bretagne (Latin Britannia), itself named for the Britons who migrated there, adopted as a girl's given name in the English-speaking world during the 1970s–80s.

Name day for Brit

November 1

Why this day? Brit is a short form of Brittany, and shares its name day.

Brit is celebrated in the United States on November 1.

The story of the name Brit

Brit is a short form of Brittany. It keeps its origin (Latin (place name)) and meaning — from Brittany / land of the Britons, and shares its name day, November 1.

On birth records, Brit is rarely written as such: the Brits are Brittanys (360,132 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Brittany page. Brit is also a short form of Brittney, Britney, Britton.

Frequently asked questions about Brit

What does Brit mean?

Brit is a short form of Brittany, which means from Brittany / land of the Britons.

When is Brit's name day?

November 1, together with Brittany: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Brit a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Brittany.

Brit's profile

Energy 8/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 7/10
Sensitivity 6/10
Ambition 6/10
Stability 5/10
Whimsy 6/10
Diplomacy 5/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 7/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Brit

Top 10

  1. Myron81%
  2. Irving81%
  3. Dewey80%
  4. Jess78%
  5. Harlan78%
  6. Garland78%
  7. Ervin78%
  8. Louie77%
  9. Irvin76%
  10. Archie74%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad42%
  2. Elbert46%
  3. Willard48%
  4. Hubert53%
  5. Hugh54%
  6. Earnest55%
  7. Alton55%
  8. Otto56%
  9. Delbert56%
  10. Morris56%

Love potential for Brit

Top 10

  1. Salvatore85%
  2. Louie84%
  3. Irving81%
  4. Rudolph81%
  5. Myron81%
  6. Lyle80%
  7. Wendell79%
  8. Morris76%
  9. Emil76%
  10. Edmond75%

Bottom 10

  1. Will51%
  2. Delbert55%
  3. Alton55%
  4. Percy56%
  5. Junior57%
  6. Conrad58%
  7. Eldon59%
  8. Otto60%
  9. Willard60%
  10. Homer60%

Professional potential for Brit

Top 10

  1. Willard76%
  2. Hugh75%
  3. Burton75%
  4. Earnest73%
  5. Woodrow72%
  6. Jerald70%
  7. Boyd70%
  8. Edmond70%
  9. Edmund70%
  10. Grover70%

Bottom 10

  1. Luther42%
  2. Buddy42%
  3. Roscoe46%
  4. Dewey48%
  5. Wallace48%
  6. Archie49%
  7. Virgil49%
  8. Junior51%
  9. Dick51%
  10. Rufus52%

Crush potential for Brit

Top 10

  1. Dewey96%
  2. Archie93%
  3. Jess92%
  4. Rufus92%
  5. Salvatore90%
  6. Rudolph89%
  7. Buddy87%
  8. Luther87%
  9. Garland87%
  10. Orville86%

Bottom 10

  1. Conrad48%
  2. Elbert56%
  3. Alton56%
  4. Willard58%
  5. Hubert60%
  6. Hugh60%
  7. Delbert61%
  8. Eldon61%
  9. Horace63%
  10. Earnest63%
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