Britta (given name)
Britta is a female given name that is a variant of the Swedish name Birgitta, which is a form of the Irish Gaelic name Brighid. The name Britta became popular in Scandinavia and Germany because of St. Bridget of Sweden.
People named Britta
- Britta Andersen, Danish badminton player
- Brita Borg, Swedish singer, actress, and variety show artist
- Britta Böhler, German-born Dutch politician
- Britta Curl, American ice hockey player
- Britta Ernst, German politician
- Brita Granström, Swedish painter and illustrator
- Britta Gröndahl, Swedish writer, translator, and anarchist
- Brita Hagberg, Swedish soldier
- Britta Heidemann, German épée fencer
- Britta Holmberg, Swedish actress
- Brita Horn, Swedish letter writer and courtier
- Brita Laurelia was a Swedish publicist, book printer, and poet
- Britta Lejon, Swedish politician
- Brita Catharina Lidbeck, Swedish singer
- Britta Martin, German-born New Zealand triathlete
- Britta Nestler, German materials scientist
- Britta Johansson Norgren, Swedish cross-country skier
- Britta Persson, Swedish singer/songwriter
- Britta Phillips, American musician and actress
- Britta Rådström, Swedish politician
- Britta Schwarz, German contralto
- Britta Seeger, German business executive
- Britta Soll, Estonian actress
- Britta Steffen, German swimmer
- Brita Tott, Danish and Swedish landowner, spy, and forger
- Brita Zippel, Swedish alleged witch
- Maura and Britta, 4th-century Christian martyrs
Fictional characters
- Britta, in the Groovy Girls doll line, by Manhattan Toy
- Britta, in the novel The Drifters
- Britta, in the novel Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
- Britta Beach, in the television series Riverdale
- Britta McMann, in the television series Go Girls
- Britta Perry, in the television series ''Community''