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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

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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.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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.

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