A Celtic goddess associated with high places, water, healing, and protection, worshipped particularly in what is now Yorkshire and linked to the Brigantes tribe.
From the Celtic root *brig- meaning 'high' or 'exalted.' The goddess's name literally means 'the high one' or 'the exalted one.' She was later syncretized with Saint Brigid in Christian tradition, showing how pagan deities were transformed into Christian saints.
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