Meanings
- A female given name.
She gave the featured performer, a stripper named Bridgetta, an easy act to follow.
2019 May 24, Sam Roberts, “Baby Jane Dexter, Singer Who Knew Heartbreak, Dies at 72”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 20193 more examples
Metro’s picturization of Vicente Blasco Ibanez’s “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” is proceeding under the direction of Rex Ingram, assisted by Walter Mayo, with the following cast: […] Bridgetta Clark as Dona Luisa, […]
1920 September 5, “Motion-Picture Notes”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Feb 2026Bridgetta Bourne, a 20-year-old Gallaudet student who has been a protest leader, declared this afternoon at one of several rallies celebrating Dr. Zinser's resignation, We've made the first step, but we won't stop until we've gone all the way.
1988 March 12, B. Drummond Ayres Jr., “Demonstrations by the Deaf Bring a Resignation but Not Yet a Truce”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 May 2015From left, Tim Rarus, Bridgetta Bourne-Firl, Greg Hlibok and Jerry Covell in “Deaf President Now!,” a documentary film directed by Nyle DiMarco and Davis Guggenheim.
2025 May 1, Noel Murray, “The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, Max, Apple TV+ and More in May”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 02 May 2025
Origin
From Bridget + -a; compare -etta.
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