Brigantia

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proper noun

A Celtic goddess of victory.

OriginLatin Brigantia ← Proto-Celtic *Brigantī ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts →
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Meanings

Brigantia1

proper noun
  1. Celtic mythologyA Celtic goddess of victory.

Brigantia2

proper noun
  1. historicalThe territory of the Brigantes, centred in what is now Yorkshire.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰonts
  2. Proto-Celtic*Brigantī
  3. LatinBrigantia
  4. EnglishBrigantia

Borrowed from Latin Brigantia, from Proto-Celtic *Brigantī, *brigantī, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰonts, from the root *bʰerǵʰ-. Doublet of Bragança.

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APA

Brigantia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigantia

MLA

“Brigantia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigantia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brigantia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brigantia.

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