Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BRIDE
There are approximately 471 people named Bride in the UK. That makes it the 10,754th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 7 are named Bride.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Ireland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
BrideauBrida
Briden
Brid
Bridd
Bridde
Bridee
Bridei
Briddie
Brideao
Briddes
Bridds
Briddo
Bridda
Briddey
Bridaie
Briday
Briddy
Bridah
Bridaeu
Brideaux
Brdi
Bridel
The Bride surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Gaelic.) From Brighid, a hostage, pledge, or security. The son of Bridget. Cormac, Archbishop of Cashel, in his glossary, defines Brighid "fiery dart," and that it was the name of the Muse who was believed to preside over poetry, in pagan times, in Ireland. Breochuidh, a term given to those virgins who kept the perpetual fire of Beil or Belus among the Druids and ancient Celts.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BRIDE. May be the A-Sax. brid, a bird; but is more prolialjly the Gael. MacBride, by the suppression of Mac. Brideson is an anglicized form of that name.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.