http://www.nancy.cc/2009/10/21/bye-bye-bridget-irish-names-dropped-to-minimize-prejudice/ Need a baby name? I'd love to help. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:37:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.nancy.cc/2009/10/21/bye-bye-bridget-irish-names-dropped-to-minimize-prejudice/comment-page-1/#comment-343987 Bridgett Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:12:24 +0000 http://www.nancy.cc/?p=7942#comment-343987 My great-grandmother wouldn't call me Bridgett growing up because it was a maid's name. And she was 3rd generation...interesting about the english names because my family tree is chock full of second and third generation Edwards and Richards even though their fathers were Patricks and mothers were Bridgets and Ellens. My great-grandmother wouldn’t call me Bridgett growing up because it was a maid’s name. And she was 3rd generation…interesting about the english names because my family tree is chock full of second and third generation Edwards and Richards even though their fathers were Patricks and mothers were Bridgets and Ellens.

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