As you can see by some of the responses below, I was often asked how I got my name, which finally inspired me to put up my What's in a Name? page. Since lately more and more Brittas have been asking about nicknames, I have also now added the Nicknames of Brittas Worldwide page.
Here are some of the e-mails I've received from other Brittas (I have not included the return e-mail addresses on purpose unless requested)...most of them were as surprised as I was to hear of another Britta...!
I
am truly sorry I waited your time.
Respectfully,
Britta Urquhart (was Hayes then)
Date: Sat Apr 13, 2002 05:33:55 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Another Britta
Hi Britta, I feel for every Britta who has ever introduced herself and then
heard the line..."Like the water filter?" This is my only pet
peeve...what's even more annoying is drunk college boys who think they are so
clever for coming up with the line. Oh well...usually they remember my name
though.
My nickname is Briha. I got it in highschool. My crosscountry coach use to
cross the t's with 1 line, I ended up in the brochure as Briha...and it's
kind of stuck....my parents still call me that, my friends from college call
me that!
Good luck to you!
Britta
Date: Sat Apr 06, 2002 03:14:37 PM US/Pacific
Subject: and a funny story...
Once when someone was trying to remember my name she said, "Is it...Melita?" and I said, "No, wrong filter!"
Britta Burdett Dennison
Date: Sat Apr 06, 2002 03:11:51 PM US/Pacific
Subject: nicknames
I can't believe I've never found this website before! My husband came across it somehow. It looks like the last e-mail you have posted is about 9 months old, maybe you just get too many of these to handle? well, my name is pronounced "Brih-ta," and I always disliked it when it was pronounced "bree-tah" (even though it doesn't sound bad--it's just obnoxious to have your name mispronounced!!!) but what I really couldn't stand was "Breh-ta". The one I hated the very most (besides "burrito" and Brrrrrrittttta with a rolled "R") was "Burta" This is what dumb boys in high school used to call me to annoy me and it STILL annoys me at age 29! I do like "Pretty Britta" (grandparents and old boyfriend have called me that) 'cause it's sweet, and I don't mind "Peanut Brittle" even though it's dumb. I used to think "Britt Shit" was cool because I was a moron. My family and close friends call me "Britt".
Britta Burdett Dennison
Date: Wed Apr 03, 2002 12:58:32 PM US/Pacific
Subject: hi my name is Britta too
I didn't realize there were so many Brittas. I thought I was the only
one too. People use to call me peanut brittle or the usual like others
Brittant, Bridget, Breta, Gritta, etc. I am 25 yrs old and mother of
two sons(Brian and Bryce) the three Bs. Neat huh....they had to have B
names too. Well it was nice knowing that there were others. Bye
Britta Hutchins
Jackson,MS
Date: Tue Apr 02, 2002 10:07:11 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Just another Britta to add to the list
Hi Britta,
I have always known there were more Britta's out there
and now I have proof. As for me the nick names are
the usual (my favorite being Bert.) I am 100% Swedish
and proud of it. I was actually named after a swedish
painter's, Carl Larson, daughter. So I was originally
named Brita, but people pronounced it the way you
pronounce it (Bree-tah) so my parents legally changed
it to Britta (Brih-tah.) While on a trip to Sweden I
passed a street with a sign that read, "Brittasvagen"
(Britta's street in Swedish) I of course pulled over
to get a picture. In sourthern California, Bilboa,
there is a little cafe called Britta's cafe. Thanks
for putting up your site.
Britta Karin Klint
Date: Tue Apr 02, 2002 01:34:25 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Hi
My name is Britta as well i live in Australia and was born in South Africa
Love Britta
Date: Fri Mar 29, 2002 02:35:22 PM US/Pacific
hi i just thought i'd say i'm another britta of the world who came across your site becuaseÊ i looked up my name for kicks. well i just wanted to say i pronuce my name both ways. normally brih-ta but i go gree-ta when i'm speaking swedish and i know you don't care but i'm bored
Date: Fri Mar 29, 2002 07:28:24 AM US/Pacific
hi Britta,
guess what, my name is Britta, too!
Here are some of my nicknames:
Bridda, Diddn, Didda (my younger sis, couldnt pronounce my name) Prittstift
(thats a german glue), Brit, Brit-pop, some think its funny to call me
Britney...haha!;) Mc Britta Brittchen...
Well, the name Britta, comes from sweden. Do you know "Astrid Lindgren"? She
is a swedish author and has wrote many books for children! One book is
called "Die KInder von Bullerbue" = "The children from bullerbue" Its about a
little town in sweden with 3 families and 6 cildren living on a farm. It
tells about the adventures these 6 children have and one of the main
characters is called Britta! She has a sister called Inga! If you want to
know some mor, you can email me.
Date: Thu Mar 28, 2002 03:04:00 PM US/Pacific
Subject: I am also a Britta
Hello there,
I am a Britta from Germany. I discovered your website when I was searching for anyone in the U.S. who has the same fantastic name like me. I am so thankfull that my mother has chosen that name, she already told me that she once read the name and liked it imidiately. I know that is from swedish origin. Actually she wanted the name Britta Margitta for me, but my father prefered Britta Irmgard (Irmgard sounds like a disease of the stomach, doesn't it?) I also heard this thing with the water filters, but I didn't mind. My sister calls me always Britt or Brittchen, that's funny.
Well, I just wanted to say hello and tell you that I am happy with my name.
C U Britta Wirtz
Date: Thu Mar 28, 2002 02:37:17 PM US/Pacific
Subject: I do like the name
Hello Britta.
I am a Britta from Germany and I was just curious if this name also existed in english speeking countries, that is why I discoverd your website.
Here in Germany the name is pronounced differently, not breeta or anything like that. My mother read taht name when she was pregnant and told me that it is of swedish origin. I love my name, it is no common name. I don't know how the situation is like in english speeking countries (I mean having that name) but here i have no problems with my name.
Well, I just wanted to say hello and tell you that I am happy with my name.
C U Britta Wirtz
Date: Mon Mar 25, 2002 12:30:26 PM US/Pacific
Hey Britta!
It is so great to see so many other Brittas out there. I have only met one
other Britta ever in my life. And like all of you, my name is always
butchered(everyone in MA where I'm from pronounces the "t's" as "d's"). And,
most people honestly think my parents invented the Brita Water Filter (I
wish!!). Since my famliy is Swedish and German, my parents thought it was a
good idea to name me Britta, and I do like the name. I just wish people would
get it right! My mom was into 'different' names so I was named Britta
Emalies, and my three siblings names are just as unique. We never meet anyone
with our names, but i don't mind.
So for some nicknames:
Brit
Brittle-Butt (thanks to my little sis, no idea why she gave me this one)
Britster
Senorita Britta
Britta Water Filter
Water filter
H2O
Brittachen
Brigitta
Bert
Brat
Burrito
Britter
Great site, glad to know its here!
~Britta
Date: Mon Mar 18, 2002 07:35:59 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Nicknames
Wow!! Other Brittas. I never thought I was alone but I didn't know there was a page. Good Idea. I have had quite the array of nicknames myself. I pronounce mine "Brih-ta" although I am Swedish (people would just have too hard of a time with "Breeh-ta"). The filter thing comes up everytime I meet new person being as I am in high school and people just aren't witty. At work, my name is Brietta. Apparently a year is not long enough for my employers to learn my name correctly. My boyfriend's grandma calls me Greta (she is from Germany). I've also had Red Barchetta My face turns really red when I'm embarrassed or running). And all the usuals as the rest have been called. Never Shitta though. I love my name though. It is so unique. A person will probably meet one Britta in a lifetime seeing how it is a dying name. I love it when people are intrigued with my name because I like explaining the background. BRITTA is such a great name! Thanks for making our name even more special by giving it a website.
~ Britta Rose Fuller from Michigan
Date: Sun Mar 17, 2002 07:28:44 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Re: Britta.com
I was searching the internet to see what could come up with my name (I
do this once every so often) and I came across your web site. I thinks
that it is a great site because it reminds us no matter how many of us
there, are we will always have to deal with the same nicknames,
questions, and jokes, but also the great feeling it is to have a name so
that is soo beautiful, and also from meeting someone who has never met a
Britta before. Aside from what great people the holders of this name
might be, we will always leave a mark behind on the people we meet. To
me that's something to be greatful for.
Anyhow, I think that this could be taken to another level. I think that
the Britta's could unite in a more personal way, possibly through a new
link on your site. Some ideas that I had were to have a page that all
the Brittas could post pictures of themselves or anything related to our
name. Of course you would have to monitor what went up there, and I
realize that this can be a lot of work, but I think that if you have the
time, it would be greatly appreciated by all of us (the brittas).
Well thank you very much for your time, and I do hope that you consider
helping Brittas around the world unite on a more personal level.
Britta.
[This is a great idea, but in addition to it being more work than I think I could manage at the moment, as well as diskspace issues, there are privacy issues, especially for the younger Brittas having their pictures online. You have noticed that I edit out the email addresses, and if they specifically want their email posted, I will edit out the full name. I do that on purpose to limit the chances of someone with bad intentions going after a fellow Britta...however, if I start getting enough websites of other Brittas, I could easily make a links page...hint, hint! - britta@britta.com]
[I think this one is the first from an Australian Britta! - britta@britta.com]
Date: Fri Mar 15, 2002 06:37:23 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Nicknames
Dear Britta,
My mum says that Britta comes from the German name Brigita (Brigid) so my nicknames are:
Brit
Brigid
Bridget
Brittany
Britney
Vita Brits (that stupid cereal!)
Britanica
Brita Water.
Thankyou for making such a wicked site!
From Britta aged 11 nearly 12
Date: Sat Mar 09, 2002 04:41:27 PM US/Pacific
Subject: brittas' united
Hi,
I like your homepage !
It's funny because I also met another Britta for the first time in my life
just when I was 21 and in the United States !!! She was German too.
Before that I never knew anyone named like me in person.
My nicknames are: brittababe, breida, berta, britizka and britzi.
I'm from Wiesbaden, Hess, Germany.
Love, Brittababe :-)
Date: Wed Mar 06, 2002 10:01:55 PM US/Pacific
Subject: here comes another one!
Hey yeah i'm another one! I live in California, USA and my mom named me after my Swedish aunt.
nicknames:
"B" or B-dogg from my friend lauren only
peanut brittle
water filter
and i can't believe how many times i have to say my name for people to get it... i pronounce it (Bri-tah) like the water filter... so that how people remember me. I can't belive i have so much in common with so many people ive never met...
June 7th, 1987 ---anybody if you want to e-mail me at Slohunny14@aol.com
Luv u all
*~Britta~*
Date: Sat Mar 02, 2002 03:48:07 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Hi Britta
Hi Britta,
I just found your website. I love it. I never met anyone with my name. My parents are German and I live in Wayne, PA. My name is just Britta. A lot of people think it's short for Brittney but it's not.
Hey, wouldn't it be fun to organize a Britta convention? Let me know what you think about that.
Britta R.
Wayne, PA
Date: Thu Feb 21, 2002 03:40:01 PM US/Pacific
Subject: (no subject)
Hey Britta's~
My name is Britta too... go figure! I have never met another person with my
name.... but i guess there's a lot of us out there.... i have been called
many nicknames here are just a few............
~ Britta bear with the curly hair
~Britty
~British
~Brit (i hate that one!)
~Bre
~Brirtta(some people don't know how to spell)
***** If your name is Britta too please e-mail me at Bekmud21@aol.com,
because i would like to get to know some other people with my name........
~Britta
Date: Sun Feb 17, 2002 11:55:53 AM US/Pacific
Subject: hey omg!!
Hey im soo happy to find another britta in the world well actually reading all the other britta's emails surprised me too! And i know how all you brittas feel that water filter thing is sooooooooo old!! And its so wierd even though theres an age gap between us were really alike. I LOVE art and drawing and everything about it and i like to think im pretty good at it! And I would die without music and i played pian and clarenet (didnt spell that right!) for 4 years. I just think its soo cool that there are other brittas out there..somewhere...haha. :-)
ALWAYS,
Another Britta
Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 03:36:37 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Britta
I was playing around on the internet today and came across your website much
to my suprise. My husband and I have a 3 1/2 month old named britta
(pronunced just like the water filter). We wanted an uncommon name for our
daughter and my sister had mentioned it to me why talking about a lady who
works at the Louisiana State University Dental School where she attends. A
few months went by and I gave my husband a list of names I liked for our
little girl. Out of those name he picked Britta. She is the most beautiful
little girl with the biggest blue eyes I have ever seen. I was truly shocked
when your web site popped up. I can't wait to show my husband.
Britta Lynn
October 25, 2001
Daughter of David and Michele Miceli
Slidell, Louisiana
Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 05:41:15 PM US/Pacific
Subject: nicknames
I have been call nicknames to. Have you ever been
called, "Britta Tapwater"? i have, and i hate it. I've
also been called Berta by my cousin who met me for the
first time.
Date: Sat Feb 02, 2002 05:41:26 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Hello
Ok...for one my name, Britta, is a Norwegian name. As my older sisters grew older and had babies...they too couldnt pronounce my name that well. So they just called me "Duh" and between my friends and family members I was nicked named "Birdshit" "Birddogg" and "Filter". How exciting is that to be called "Birdshit" everyday in softball practice. Yeah, it was a hoot, but really annoying after awhile.
Britta Martin
Date: Wed Jan 02, 2002 12:43:15 AM US/Pacific
Subject: it's an email from another britta! wow... what are the odds?!?! j/k
Hey to all the Brittas out there! *waves*
Aren't we oh so blessed with our name?
Well... and aren't our nicknames oh so grand? *Grin*
Well... my last name starts with a j... so freshman year... my friends gave me the nickname: Bj! woohooo...
Another nickname that soon followed was Britta Spears... how exciting (sarcastic)...
Great Britta was derived from Great Britain... wow... i think that would have been self explanatory... but hey... who knows...
Britannica is also one of my nicknames....
And the most infamous... Britta the Water Filter ... didn't we all already get tired of that one? j/k ... easy way to explain our name right? *Grin*... ok...
have a nice life... see ya...
-One of the many Brittas
Date: Mon Dec 24, 2001 11:51:30 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Brita's rule!
Hello again. I know that I just e-mailed you, but I have something else to say. I was named Brita after my great, great grandmother who was, you guessed it, Swedish. As you may have noticed I also spell my name with only 1 t. It is pronounced Bree-tah. I have been called filter and burrito.And worst of all everybody that I know calls me Brita pronounced Bree-dah. Whatever. Well, thanks for making such a great web page. I am 11. If there are any other 11 year old Britas out there please e-mail me.
Love,
Brita
Date: Mon Dec 24, 2001 11:19:44 AM US/Pacific
Subject: hi from Brita
Hello there Britta!
My name is spelled Brita. Only one t. I have been called burrito too. I am also everyday called Brita pronounced Bree-dah. Everybody that I know except for my family calls me that. It is quite annoying. I am not as old as you are. I am younger. Well, you are the first ever person that I have ever heard of with the same name as me, even though it is spelled kind of differently. I have only heard of a person who wrote a book whose name was Brita. Well, thank you for making such a wonderful website.
- Brita
Date: Fri Dec 21, 2001 04:09:32 AM US/Pacific
Subject: the story about the original Britta
Hello Britta!
I never knew there were so many Brittas in the world!
My name is also Britta. I live in Sweden (hence the
horrible English).
Has anybody told you the story behind the name Britta?
"Britta" comes from "Birgitta", and means "the exalted
one".
The original Birgitta lived 1303-1373. After getting a
vision from God she went to Rome (this was when Sweden was
catholic). When she came back to Sweden she founded an
order, called the birgittine order, and built a convent in
Vadstena, (a town in the northen parts of Sweden) that
still remains.
She was canonized after her death.
There are few people called Britta in Sweden nowadays. I
only know one Britta exept me. But that makes us unique,
doesn't it?
Hejda
Britta
Date: Sat Dec 08, 2001 12:54:38 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Britta' of the world unite!
Hello! This Britta (pronounced with a short "i") was born on October 5, 1971. I was named after my father's mother. My father is from Sweden. My maiden name was Svard, married name Bergacs (pronounced Burgas) so you can imagine the butchering I get every time someone tries to say my name! I do have to give credit to the water filter, because ever since that came out people have been doing better with my first name.
Some of the mispronunciations I have been subjected to have been:
Brighta
Greta
Brittany
Brigita
Bridgette
Brenda
Breeeeta
I have only had two nicknames:
Brit
Brid
And in 5th grade, I was made fun of with the name "peanut brittle." :-)
I have never met another "Britta" in person, although I just met someone this morning at the florist's who's grandmother's name was Brita.
Date: Sun Dec 02, 2001 02:25:22 AM US/Pacific
Subject: nicknames
i have been called britahe
(my friend sarah)
britter
peanut britts,
and lots of others
[even though this next one isn't from another Britta, he had really interesting information about the name Britta, so I thought it should be included here. - britta@britta.com]
Date: Wed Nov 28, 2001 03:44:42 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Hej Britta
Just felt like saying "Hej" from Sweden.
I'm not another Britta, however i am swedish and i stumbled across your
website looking for ideas for halloween. I was born on the 31 of october
lots of years ago *S*. Halloween is not a traditionally celebrated holliday
in sweden but has grown more and more over the years. I had a girlfriend a
few years ago who was American and she got me into the halloween thing, and
now i throw an appreciated party for my friends every year. It's by far the
greatest of hollidays.
[...]
Britta is a beautiful name (as you know) and i think britta.com makes it
justice. (Can you say that or was that plain corny?)
This is what i found on your name on the swedish website "svenska namn"
(translates to = swedish names):
"
Britta, as well as Brita and Britt has decresed in popularity over the
years. Britta is striving in holding its position but there is only a
handful in every years age group having the name as their first given name.
It is a very common name amongst women born in the 1910-20, there are over
40.000 women in Sweden that goes by the name. Britta is a Swedish
contraction for Brigitta.
It became popular since Holy Birgitta (Saint Bridget of Vadstena) was
canonized in the year 1377. Birgitta was considered to aristocratic
wherefore Britt, Brita and Britta became more popular among the common
people. As of 1993 Britta shares "names day" with Birgitta.
" end of quote.
I just translated this myself and cannot guarantee that the text is fully
comprehensible.
A "names day" is an old tradition in sweden. Our calender has the most
common Swedish names divided on different days so that most names has their
own "namns dag". It's not something to celebrate really, in most cases
people don't even keep track of their own names day but have their
grandmothers or parents remind them when it occurs. I figured i had to
explain what a "namns dag" was since it is mentioned in my translation.
Some statistics:
9 girls was named Britta as their first name for the last 3 years.
85 girls was named Britta as their second or middle name the last 3 years.
We have total of 43800 people named Britta in Sweden.
Namnsdag 7 October. (I think you ought to celebrate it from now on *S*)
Britta originated from the latin Brigida wich means to be elevated, lofty
and noble, and was also the name of the Celtic godess for poetry and wisdom,
the daughter of the fire god.
In year 1900 the most common names in Sweden was: Karl, Erik, Gustav,
Johan, Sven, Nils, Oskar, Vilhelm, Gunnar och Axel for boys, and Karin,
Margit, Britta, Greta, Ingrid, Marta, Elsa, Astrid, Birgit och Rut for
girls.
The pope has recently (well, in 1994) declared Saint Bridget of Vadstena to
be the patroness of Europe. Pretty cool huh?
Almost makes me wish my mother had named me Britta instead ;-) but i guess
Christian or Kriss sounds better, me being a boy and all.
Sincerely // KRiSS
Date: Tue Nov 27, 2001 07:19:28 PM US/Pacific
Subject: the britta page!
I myself am making a personal web page & came across yours in a domain name search. I am so amazed at the ga-jillions of Brittas there are. As you can tell my name is Britta, and I have met others, but only about three.
I really liked your picture of the Scandinavian dinner spread, it reminds me of my parent's house at Christmas. I'd have to say that my favorite Scandinavian food is lefse - very tasty. Well my name came from my great aunt who lived in Sweden. She spelled her name Brita and pernounced it Bree-ta. I have no idea why my mother changed mine to Britta and pernounced in Bri-tah, but here I am, another Britta. I am about 75% Swedish, with family members on all sides full Swedes. I was born in Scandinavian country, in northern Minnesota. Now I live in Arizona, enjoying the warm weather. I think my name is about as Scandinavian as it gets : Britta Lucia Swedmark Larson. So, happy St. Lucia Day (Dec. 13th)!
Nicknames:
Burrrr-ita - my favorite (my boyfriend came up with that for a feminine burrito, but now just coming back from Mexico I have second thoughts, finding out that it means a small female donkey)
Peanut Britta (grade school tease)
Brit
Britania
Miss Brit
and of coarse the famous pick-up line in a bar: What? Like the water filter?
However, I try to stay away from nicknames, for I feel that Britta is a nice, neat, and right to the point type of name.
Thanks for the website, I really enjoyed it...
Britta L.S. Larson
Phoenix, AZ
any Britta can drop me a line at bfrazm@hotmail.com
Date: Thu Nov 22, 2001 05:19:28 PM US/Pacific
Subject: (no subject)
hey britta, this is britta. mine name is pronounced differently than yours, dont emaill me back
Date: Mon Nov 19, 2001 08:51:43 AM US/Pacific
Subject: another Britta
I thought I had a unique name. My husband came across
your web site and it blew my socks off. WOW! So many
other Britta's out there. My name is pronounced like
the water filter and yes, I too, hate when referenced
to that. I moved to Washington from Illinois and have
not yet met another Britta in person. I would find it
intriguing if I did. I had nicknames when I was in
grade school like Peanut Brittle and Britter. Not cute
at all. My favorite is from my family and sticks with
me to this day....Britta Boo. That is my favorite. I
will keep it and my not-so-unique name forever. Kudos
on the website.
Britta in WA!
Date: Sat Nov 17, 2001 05:07:09 AM US/Pacific
hi britta!
cool page! my nicks are:
britsch
britty
britt
britney
brut
brutata
kisses from a britta aussterreich
Date: Mon Nov 12, 2001 11:30:38 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Hy
Hy Britta
I'm Britta,too and German and because that I make some mistakes.
I have a question : you ahve written something about the Waterfilter had someone say to You Britta Waterfilter or anything?
Please write back
Britta
Date: Tue Oct 30, 2001 09:24:41 AM US/Pacific
Hi! My name is also Britta! I have been called Brit-brat, Britta Waterfilter, Or Water, Breezier, Brea Brea, and many others, I just thought i would give ya a few!
Britta Lyndsee Torgerson
Date: Mon Oct 29, 2001 02:01:01 PM US/Pacific
Hey Britta,
I really like the name Britta, because my name is Britta to. I just typed my name (Britta) and I found your cool website so thats that. Well I got to go, Britta. See ya.
Britta
Date: Mon Oct 29, 2001 01:53:17 PM US/Pacific
Subject: A new Britta to add!!!
Hi, Britta!
Wow, I was just surfing the net and found your website! It's great! I see you have put alot of work into it! Congrads! I plan on visiting the sites more often!
After reading some e-mails from other Britta's I was amazed at how many we were! I realized that we have alot of the same stories to share.
My name is Britta Moriello, I am half Italian and half French Canadian. I am the only one around with this name and have been through much grief because of it! I used to hate it when I was younger but as I got older, I got to like it more and more.
I think Britta is a beautiful name, its unique and I think that one who has this name will agree that we are unique in our personality!
My mom says that she made up the name...
I too am so fed up about the water filter thing. I say to people now, hey I came before the filter OK !
Anyways, just wanted to say Hi to you and all the Britta's out there!
Feel free to respond.
Thanks
Britta Moriello, paralegal
BROUILLETTE KOSIE
Date: Fri Oct 26, 2001 08:01:18 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Hi
I'm a Britta too. that is soo kewl! None of my friends make fun of my name. No one ever thinks of me as the water filter. My nicknames are bert, berta, britt,britters,birdo,big bert,pickle,and bird's nest. most of them have to do with how i act and some of my stuff. anyways i always thought i was the only Britta. I got a kewl personality and all of the teachers at my school love me! Britta is a kewl name sometimes i don't like it though. my family has french,german,dutch, and norwegian in it so i think that's kind a how i got my name. I don't care if anyone emails me. My email address is bert_pickle@hotmail.com. Nice meeting another britta.
Bert Pickle from Brodhead Wisconsin
Date: Tue Oct 23, 2001 11:18:04 AM US/Pacific
Hey, some of the nicknames that I've been called are:
Brittany
Bree
Breta (breh-ta)
Bretta (breh-tta)
Bratta (brother and junior high history teacher)
Brit (parents)
WaterFilter
Briita (Bree-ta)
Bret
Ri (cuz I wanted a short nick to go along with my boyfriends (his name is john but I call him jaja))
A personal fave:
Britta--Britter--Fritter--Frito--Cheeto
Two of my friends decided I needed a new nickname, so they wanted to be creative so they just started changing one or two letters at a time and came up with Cheeto...and it stuck.
Well, I'd love to hear from everyone and would like to get to know you girls!
My name comes from my Great great grandmothers...yeah...I don't know exactly how far back. During myjunior year of high school (I'm now a college freshman) I was representing my Swedish, finish and Danish heritage (mostly my Danish) and the girl representing her finish heratage mainly's name was Briita (Bree-ta, the finish spelling). so her name is how myne has been pronounced for years. I hate it because no one can say my name correctly. Course, my middle name is worse...Lisken. Good old Swedish name.
About the only thing I know about the history of my name is that Britta Lisken Anderson are all Swedish names and are found on my father's side of my family. SO. If any of you other Britta's out there know more about the history and meaning of our name, Please email me at Princessbaby83@excite.com (that one wouldn't let me log on to type this so iI'm using my college email; youcould also email me to this one!)
I hope I can meet (e-mail) at least a few of you britta's out there!
Always and Forever NOT a waterfilter,
Britta L. Anderson (Cheeto, Ri)
Date: Sun Sep 30, 2001 04:00:48 AM US/Pacific
Hi Britta,
I'm a girl from Germany and my name is Britta, too. Some people here in Germany make also jokes about my name, because of the water filter. Here the people say B-R-I-T-T-A.
I like my name and I was very interested in which way Britta will be prounounced in America! I hope you be glad to read my mail,
sorry for my bad english, I hope you understand everything!!
Yours, Britta
Date: Tue Sep 18, 2001 01:14:47 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Britta from Brampton Canada
Hi,
I'm Britta Fredegaard Nielsen-Orphanos. How' that for a mouthful. My friends
call me "the Breeze" 'cause I'm like a cool breeze.
My parents are both from Denmark and all my life have never had to use my
last name. Britta just seemed to be enough. Despite some confusion about the
name
when I was younger, it now seems more common and I wouldn't change it for
anything.
There may be other Brittas, but I don't think they match the rest of my
name.
Cheers,
Britta Orphanos - Brampton, Canada
Date: Sun Sep 02, 2001 07:07:37 PM US/Pacific
Subject: WA WA
HELLO TO ALL THE BEAUTIFUL BRITTA'S!
I just would like to say that I've never met another Britta before in my
life- it's good to know that I'm not the ONLY one out there, besides the
water which I invented myself (heeehee). And for the
nicknames.........everyone calls me:
Brittles- like the Skittles!
Big Britta- like Big Bertha, its funny tho cause I'm quite little
Buh-bye Britta's and have a splended evening.
Hang tite, Britta
Date: Sat Sep 01, 2001 03:27:41 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Britta
Hello Britta,
I really like to see that there's a web-site about Britta; because my name is ofcourse also Britta!
I am living in the south of the Netherlands and I never met a girl who's name is also Britta.
In my school period there where never people in my class with the same name.
My mother read a book about a girl who's name was Britta and it was a very sweet and nice person. That's the reasonÊshe started to like that name and after permission of my father they gave me that name. And I am very happy with my name!
I thought it was a German name, but I was not sure. Now I read that it comes from Sweden.
My nicknames are Britney, Brinta(this is a serial like cornflakes), Britt (I hate this name).
For now, a lot of greetings, Britta (23)
Date: Wed Aug 29, 2001 12:10:41 PM US/Pacific
ooohhhhhhhhh it is so annyoing i alwayz get called britta filter or h2o or a guy in my class calls me gaaaatorade thenhe sayz no i forgot it's h2o it's annoying and i think your website is the coolest because it's nice to know there are other britta's in the world and alot of them n e wayz i had fun reading your website
love
britta pricope
Date: Wed Aug 15, 2001 10:19:16 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Nicknames
Hello Britta,
as to nicknames my cousin always calls me Britti-Schitty. Greetings from
Germany.
Love
Britta
Date: Wed Jul 25, 2001 05:29:06 PM US/Pacific
Subject: BRITTAS RULE!!!!
Hi Britta
I would like to know if there are any other 13 year old Brittas out there (as
of 2001) if there are any, please email me: britbrat_57@hotmail.com. I think
it would be so cool to meet another Britta my age.
BRITTAS RULE!!!!!!! I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON THAT, AND WE ALL KNOW BRITTA
IS THE BEST NAME!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU ARE NAMED BRITTA, YOU
RULE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO BRITTA, GO BRITTA, GO BRITTA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
have you ever thought about having an email section on britta.com where other
brittas could have something@britta.com? that would be really cool. if you
ever decide to do that email me! (britbrat_57@hotmail.com)
bye Britta
[Unfortunately, I can't offer anyone @britta.com email addresses at the moment because I am not running my own mailserver. If I ever am able run my own, all I could do would be to create aliases so that a @britta.com address would send to whatever email address you gave me...but I will definitely let all you Brittas know if this ever becomes a possibility! - britta@britta.com]
Date: Tue Jul 24, 2001 01:21:05 PM US/Pacific
Subject: i met one!
Okay, so the coolest thing happened to me last week. I was attending an
NCA cheerleading camp, and there were 500 other cheerleaders there as
well. Well, I met another girl named Britta who is 17 just like me, and
has the same blonde hair and blue eyes like me. Her last name was Jones,
which just so happens to me my mother's maiden name. Well, sitting
there, getting to know this other Britta, I remembered when I was ten
years old looking at one of those American Girl magazines for young
girls. I remembered seeing a picture of a girl named Britta Jones, and
thinking that this was the coolest thing ever. So, I decided to ask her
if she had ever been published in one of those magazines, and she said
yes. The two of us couldn't believe that we had met one another, and I
was totally amazed that I had gotten to meet this person I saw seven
years ago in a magazine. Shows how small this world is, and how
incredible the name Britta is!! I just had to share that with all of
you. Have a great day!!
Love always,
Britta (some people call me Brittania)
Date: Mon Jul 23, 2001 03:35:19 PM US/Pacific
Subject: hey! my name is britta too!
i went to britta.com thinking that there wouldnt be such a website, but then when it came up i was amazed there was so many britta's! i dont think i know any one else with that name, i just thought i would let you know that! thanx for making that website!
-britta
Date: Sun Jul 22, 2001 08:49:40 PM US/Pacific
Subject: Hey! Another Britta!
Hey Britta! (Oh my gosh, that was too freaky!) Obviously, my name is Britta too. I'm 14, and I live in British Columbia, Canada. Like you, I also play the bari sax, and it rocks! That's so wierd knowing another Britta that plays bari. I mean, finding bari players at all is hard enough, but this is too cool! I am the only Britta I know. Well, I think I did meet someone named Britta, but it was hard to tell. You see, we were playing field hockey against another team, and I'm pretty sure the other coach was yelling "Britta!", but it could've been something else. Speaking of which, I also play field hockey, as a goalie. Like most Brittas, I too have experienced alot of teasing and "nicknames" because of my name. I was originally going to be an "Astrid", but my mother intervened, and I became "Britta". I don't think they're even sure why they named me that. Over the years my parents, sister, friends, and teachers, have have all added to my list of nicknames. Some are a nuisance, and others are just cool:
Breeta (I pronounce my name Brih-ta, so when people like my art or french teachers pronounce it this way, it gets on my nerves!)
Britt (This one's OK. When I'm online, or in chat rooms, I'm always "Britt" because it saves me explaining the whole pron-nounciation/filter thing)
Filter (I don't think ANY Britta can escape the filter thing...)
Ballistic Britta (Ever since eighth grade english class, this one's been popular, hence the e-mail adress)
Britt-Britt (Only one of my friends calls me this, but I guess it still counts)
Brittsy (My mother started this one...She always used to call my Brittsy, then some of my friend's started calling me by it. Now, it's kind of a screen name.)
Britt C Fish ( This came off of Brittsy - Britt C/BrittsyÊand my little "obsession" over fish.)
Britt Colleen Fish (A mutation of Britt C Fish, where my friend Liz substitutes the C for "Colleen". I kind fo like it actually, although my real middle name is Karin.)
Shitta (Thanks to this website (which my mother looked at, and read practically all of the "Britta's of the World Unite" entries, I now have this one... -_-)
Berda (Most people don't seem to get that Britta is spelled with Ts...Alot of people think that's what I'm saying when I introduce myself.)
Barta (Short-lived, but well used...Unfortunately.)
Clitta (Oh the horror....Boys are so immature sometimes...)
That was much longer than I expected! Hope i didn't waste your time! Bye!
~Britta Karin... BC, Canada
[I think that's a first...a Britta getting a new nickname based on this website! :-) - britta@britta.com]
Date: Fri Jul 20, 2001 10:44:34 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Hi! My name is Britta Apfel
Hi! My name is Britta just like yours. I do not know anybody that has
the same name as me. I am 11 years old and I love your art. Were is Britta
Blvd located. What state is it in and what city please send me a letter.
Bye!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Wed Jul 18, 2001 04:46:53 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Also I am one of this Brittas
Hi there!
I live in Germany and I'm 23 years old. I know only one other Britta.
I think, that the name "Britta" was very liked before 30 years in Germany. Now it isn't so liked I think, because in my age there are only a few, who named "Britta".
I like my name, because it isn't so often. And in Germany nobody has problems to pronounce it.
My father wanted this name for me, because he«s a fan of scandinavian names. My sister also have one.
My nicknames are:
Britti
Britpop,
Brittstift (Pritstift is a name of an adhesive),
Brittl,
Britta Wasserfilter (Britta Waterfilter),
at school a boy called me everytime: Brittania,
Greetings to all Brittas over the world,
Britta
Date: Wed Jul 11, 2001 11:54:14 AM US/Pacific
Subject: Nicknames or Britnames
They've called me Buffy when I was a little girl, Britty when they thought I was cute, BaWhiTa when they were trying to be cute, Peanut Brittle when I was a little basketball player, Greta when they couldn't hear, Shita when they were mad at me, BritDawg when they thought they were cool, BritStar when they thought I was cool, Brittney Spears when they thought I looked like her, Britta Water Filter when they tried to remember it, Big Bertha when my brother tried to tease me, Britta Baby when my fiance talks to me, but most of all just plain old Brit. I've enjoyed these nicknames over the years. I think they are funny and sometimes very creative. I can never get angry over a nickname.
Take Care,
Britta from Northern California
Date: Sat Jul 07, 2001 05:34:22 PM US/Pacific
Subject: nicknames of my girlfirend
brittchen (like sweety )
brittachen (same)
briwi
Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 19:41:00 EDT
Subject: You rule!
Hello Britta!
My name is Britta too! This website is so cool! I also thought that I
was the only person around who had such a unique name. People butcher my name
all the time. My friends think this is hilarious so they keep some of the
buthcherings as my nick names. Notice my sn starts with "Beeta". That is what
my closest friends call me. My mom came up with my name becasuse it reflected
ny welsh ancesetory. Britta is derived from the isle of Britain. I do
pronounce my name differently from you though. Thanks for putting up this
website. If you hadn't I know I would have someday. Talk to you later!
Love always,
Britta Gerdes
Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2001 15:31:08 -0700
Subject: pronunciation???
Britta~
Ok, so you pronounce your name Breetah? I don't. Anyways. I do
know someone who does, but they spell their name "Brita." My parents say my
name is Swedish, too, though... People do call me stupid things about water
filters, and that makes me REALLY mad. I'm gald I found your website. We
were sitting in the computer lab at school once, and started typing
everybody's name in. Somebody's website turned out to be soem bread
company. But that's not important. Thanks for the website!
~britta~
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 20:15:00 EDT
Subject: Britta
Some of my nicknames include: Britannia, Britties, Bretta, Brata, Breda, and
Peanut Brida and of course water, water girl, and H2O
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2001 22:38:55 -0700
Subject: hey Brittas!!!!
Hey Britta's
i have actually met a total of 9 Britta's in my lifetime. were any of you born on 12/02/86?? that would be so cool! i actually went on a trip to France with my mom's college, and i met another Britta on that trip! one of my best friends who lives in Anchorage, Alaska has a few Britta's at her school. ever since i was little, i have been called Britta Water Filter, Britts, Shits, Shitta, Bratta, Peanut Britta, and EVERYONE asks me what Britta is short for. i pronounce it Brih-tuh, although i like Breeta also. i am half swedish, and half German, so my parents wanted a name that reflected that. everyone always asks me to repeat my name like a hundred times--is it that hard??? i guess you all have the same prob!! this is a cool site! luv ya all!!!
~britta~ in San Diego, Ca
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 21:36:12 -0500
Subject: nicknames for britta
hey,
my name is britta. they call me "tree", because i am very tall. britters because my friends dad made it up during a basketball game. everyone calls me the brita water filter. especially a teacher of mine. u can see why i get called that. ttfn
britta
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 23:22:21 EDT
Subject: another britta....
Hi, Britta. Tonight, I have done what so many other Britta's have done. I
typed in my name to see what came up. This is so exciting!! I like so many
others have never met another Britta. I have only met two people who
actually knew another Britta. I never knew there were so many of us. It's
kind of funny because all of our stories sound similiar. I don't understand
why nobody can pronounce our name correctly. Everytime I introduce myself I
have to repeat myself several times. By the time they finally get it right,
their like, "Oh! like the water filter Brita". It drives me crazy. Anyway,
I'm 23 yrs old and about to graduate from college. (I'm in the radiography
program) I live in Gainesville , FL. I can't wait until I graduate. I'm so
ready to start my career in healthcare.
I received the name Britta from my father. Actually it a pretty cool
story. At least to me. He got my name from a book. Its called "The
Drifters"(by:James A. Michener). One of the main characters is Britta. We
have our own chapter titled "Britta"(not many people can say that). Anyway,
he thought that it was a pretty name so when I was born he named me Britta
Christine.
I have enjoyed your website. Thankyou so much for taking the time to make
it. I'm still in shock. I guess I'm not the only one afterall. Hopefully,
one day I will meet one of you, Britta's.
Britta Rummel
Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 02:58:04 -0000
Britta
I think all of my crazy nick names have already been mentioned but I was deffinately surprised when I saw that Brighta was mentioned. My brother thought it up when I kept calling him names! I guess that he wasn't very origional!!!!!
Anyway. I thought I'd tell you a funny story. I have always loved to write and think. For a while I would always talk weird too. When I would speak gramatically incorrect, people would correct me then I would spit out that I was creating my own language. Well, one time, a smart alec guy said "Oh, and what are you going to name your language? British?" He was soooo clever! I have been telling people that since and there hasn't been anyone who hasn't laughed!
One other thing I find really funny are kids (I'm only 15) who ask if my dad owns the Brita Water Filter Company. Some kids I can really get going and they actually believe me (didja know that gulible isn't in the dictionary?) I always get a laugh out of that!
Happy to know I'm not a loner out there!
Britta
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 19:49:57 -0700
Subject: ma nickname fool!
Hello there, my name is Britta, as you already have figured out, and I have some more nicknames to go with my name that is pronounced: Brihta, short "i" sound.
ahem, now for the nicknames:
Itta
Fritta
Gritta
Spitta
Britanzania(ma favorite)
Britannic
Britturd
Britt-Britt
Bretta
Gretta
Brittola
And others too...Bye!
Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 16:17:38 -0700
Subject: nice site
At age 20, I worked at a job with another Britta, someone said my name and
it wasn't me they were wanting. It was all very strange. Now, 8 years
later, I play Ultimate Frisbee and there is another Britta who plays in my
city. It seems to take a while for Brittas to come along, but they do and
are always great.
My nicks include:
Itty Britts,
Itty Bits,
Peanut Britta,
Bee,
(my least fave, thanks to my bro) Shitta.
--Britta Ann Steele
Date: 28 May 2001 12:14:06 -0700
Subject: yet another Britta
Hi. My name is also Britta, and I have never come face to face with anyone named Britta besides in Germany when I was little. I am from Canada, both my parents having come here from Germany.
I am really just writing to say that I love the site. And I was wondering if anyone knows what the meaning of our name is?
If anyone wants to chat, just email me!!
waterfiltergirl@canada.com
again, I love the site!
Britta Hueggenberg
Date: Wed, 23 May 2096 15:24:51 -0500
Subject: nicknames
When I was in high school:
Not so Brighta (honor student so it made it funny)
At a gymnastics meet the coach forgot to cross to ts'and messed up the a on
my name and they announced "Captain Brillo Peterson" So therefore I aquired
to nickname "Brillo Pad".
Others:
Peanut Britts
Baretta
Brittish
Bridy
Brick given to me by my friend Joe who I called Joke.
Bert- I hate this one, but good story to it.
Bea- my husband.
Miss Britta- now that I'm in the south.
I am Swedish and my parents prefer the Swedish Breeta but I got tired and so
did they of explaining how to say my name so it is pronounced Britt-ah
Thanks,
Britta Jean
Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 14:37:37 +0200
Subject: another Britta...
Hi Britta,
Just to let you know; here's another Britta! I'm 29 years old and I live in Holland.
Funny to readÊso many mails from so many Brittas!
Bye!
Britta
Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 16:21:19 -0000
Hi Britta,
I used to run a lot so my name appeared in the papers now and then as: Prita or Vanetta. I just got a credit card yesterday with "Birta" on it. And my least favorite mispronounciation is "Bread - ah". Ugh.
Cool website!
Britta H.
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 18:14:31 -0700
Subject: HI
I was browsing through the web and was owndering if there was a britta.com. I am a leo too. I like your web site it's fun!
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 23:48:08 +0200
Subject: hi britta!
Hi everybritta!*
i think its cool to know that there r so many other brittas out there
having the same problems with nicknames like me. i actually don`t know many brittas. i know two from two stupid tv programs, and an old friend of my sisters and last but not least my friend britta form salzburg.
and as to nicknames mine have been so far:
Britt
Britti
Brittchen
breita
waterfilter
if anybritta* wants to mail me, my email addresse is: britta_barton@hotmail.com
bye britta
*instead of using anybody, everybody, how about using anybritta, everybritta?
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 15:53:59 -0700
Subject: from one Britta to another
Hi Britta,
I am a fellow Britta although my name is pronounced
"Brih-da". My name was my great great great great grandmother's maiden name. I too have been called burrito and whenever people can't pronounce my name I always say "you know, like the water filter" hence my e-mail address (LikeTheH2o@aol.com). My all time favorite nickname is Bert, my little brothers friend calls me that. My mom calls me Pretty Pretty Britty. My sister calls me Peanut Brittle or Gritts. My Aunt calls me Bwidda. My friends grandma still thinks my name is Gretta! My bro calls me Brit-Brat (kinda like Kit-Kat). A boyfriend called me Britta-Babe. Itsy Bitsy Britsy (one of my favorites). My manager calls me Calistoga or Alhambra, and of course Avian. If you've ever seen Superstar you'll all remember the part that goes "Your mom named you after a water!". I almost started crying. But I enjoy having what I thought was a unique name until I came upon this website ;) I hope you guys are enjoying my name as much as I am...
Britta S. - California - 18
Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 15:40:23 +0200
I want to be part of the brittas worldwide toooooooooo!!!
What I would really like to know is:
Is there any britta out there who was born on the 3rd o Cotober in 1974?
(this is my birthday).
Ic have some new nicknames for the list, as I am german they are different I
guess....Britsch, Bridji, Brittel...
Adios
Britta
mailto:Britta.von.Selchow@messefrankfurt.com
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:17:39 EDT
Subject: HI my name is Britta too!
My sister is Kirsten and I am Britta and she found your website and after
reading the history of your name...I had to e-mail you!
My father is 100% European Swede! And my parent's named me Britta with no
middle name...I think they thought my first name said it all. And I had to
laugh with the water filter comments...I get those too! But, my name is not
pronounced Bree-tah...I pronounce it like the water filter. The most
annoying thing is when people pronounce my name "Bridda". So many people
butcher the English language and it is so lazy when they don't pronounce the
"t" but substitue it for "d". Most of my friends call me Britt! I like that
too
It is wonderful to hear my Swedish godparents pronounce my name because they
say"Bree-tah"!
My favorite Swedish food is Marzipan, Lutfisk (a Swedish white fish) and
Caviar (Kallas the kind that comes in a tube)....mmmmmmmm!
I am a Grand Achiever with Mary Kay Cosmetics and live in Ohio!
What do you do?
Great Website! How original and fun!
Your same name friend,
Britta
Date: Mon, 09 Apr 2001 00:47:52 -0400
Subject: OH MY GOSH
Dear Britta ( that's sooo weird to type),
I can't believe this! All my life i have only known one other
Britta! and i come across this site and boom! Hundreds of us!!! It is so
exiting!!
I read a lot of the other e-mails and I know what you mean about the
water filter thing! I have a couple ppl that for the herck of it call me
water filter... it drives me crazy! I get questions all the time like
"what's your real name?" and "How in the world did you get your name?"
And the answer to that is my parents liked the name Brittany, but they
decieded that there were just to many of them. So they shortend the
name!! : 0)
IS THERE ANY 14 YEAR OLD BRITTA THAT LIVES IN OHIO??? I hope there
is!! Please e-mail me at flutterby_brit@hotmail.com
Thanks,
Britta
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2001 07:20:47 -0500
Subject: Another Britta
I just came across your web site. I am new to the computer and didn't know how to add my two cents to your long list of other Brittas, so I am e-mailing you. Here I am, another Britta from TEXAS. I was named after my Swedish Grandmother, Britta Lena Nelson. I have run into a few Brittas over the years, but was I surprised when I typed in BRITTA and came up with 12,725 web sites! . As to nicknames I had one though school. I was easily embarrassed so all the boys called me Brit Tit.
I live on a beautiful lake here in North Texas, but also have a farm outside of Checotah, Oklahoma. I have five children, seven grandchildren and was "Ms. Texas" in 1999. I thought I was going to get to be on Survivor 11 in the Outback, but I guess they took me too serious when in my video I was hugging my neighbors big new Winabago....telling them, "This is my luxury item......"
For anyone who would like to be in touch my e-mail address is:
britta@cooke.net
Don't you just hate it when spell check keeps wanting you to change Britta - in to BRAT....
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 09:21:15 +1200
Subject: britta
hi
my name is britta. and i live in new zealand, but i was born in vienna.
my friends call me britta the fritter.and my friend called adele calls
me britta the fritter that lives in kitty litter.
yours
truly
from the onwer of the bestest name in the world!**********
Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2001 17:23:12 -0500
Subject: nicknames
My friend Robby was thrilled to find this site! I live in Valdosta, GA now
but I was born in Germany (my father was in the Army for just a short while)
in 1968. My mother told me that she knew a girl who lived in the apartment
just down from them named Britta. She didn't really like her but she liked
her name. Hey, now - there's a way to start out, eh? I do pronounce my name
like the water filter (the Americanized version) but get called most of the
common things you and all the others do. My little cousin called me Bickie
when he was a baby and my name was misspelled at a conference as Britia so
my friends sang the "Brusha, brusha, brusha" song using "Britia" instead. I
have had very few unique nicknames that stuck, however. I work for a small
school system in South Georgia and have lots of contact with parents in my
position as the Educational Diagnostician (I am basically the Assistant
Special Education Director - and have applied to be THE Sp. Ed. Director for
2001-2002). You should hear some of the mispronunciations of my name. I get
these not only from the parents of the students with whom I work but I have
gotten them throughout my life from my own teachers, peers, and even
extended family members (you know - the ones you only see every five years
at the family reunions). Greta, Giget, Brenda, Breta, Brittany (show us the
belly), Brula (one of my favorites) - you guys know what I am talking about.
If someone calls our office and stammers, "Can I speak to... um..." the
secretary simply says, "Would you like to speak to Britta Mink? Let me get
her for you." It is not that hard a name. I just don't understand. Oh, well.
I love the site! Great idea!!
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2001 18:41:28 EST
Subject: from a britta
HI! My name, if you haven't already guessed is Britta. I was surprised when
I found this website that showed me how many other Brittas there are in the
world. I also have a black cat; her name is Miss Kitty. I am 13 years of
age, and I know no other Brittas. I have the most awesome red hair as I am
of Irish lineage. You have a good day. Vios con Dios mi amigo.
Love ya and thanks for showing me all the other Brittas. I feel so loved!
Britta Ann Durham
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 22:55:33 -0600
Subject: nicknames of britta
hey yet another britta in the world.
some of my nicknames are Britz (breets), burrito, brit, and brita water
filter!
this is a neat website! thanx
-britta maia
Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2001 16:53:46 EST
Subject: greetings from germany
hello britta,
it's strange so write an e-mail to your own name. i was sitting infront of my
computer like hypnoticed
Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2001 22:03:01 EST
Subject: nickname
My sister's name is Britta and I like to call her "Bird" or "Birdy" something
of that sort. Thought I'd just make a suggestion to your site a little.
Blair H.
Date: Thu, 01 Mar 2001 16:56:36 +0100
Subject: Incredible!
Hi!
First of all, I hope that you do get this email, because I noticed that all email-entries stopped in September 2000...
Just like many others, I simply tried my name as web address and got to you. And I was really surprised and excited! I am from Germany, and here Britta is a normal name, not too common but well-known. I actually know by now 3-4 other girls named Britta, although in school I was the only one.
What's actually very interesting: In 1991 I spent my senior high school year in Reedley, California (near Fresno...) and everyone had problems, but not with my first name! No one had heard the name Britta before, but it was most of the time pronounced correctly (Brittah or Briddah). But my last name, Behrends, usually was a real problem!!! That's why I mainly was the exchange student with only a first name... ;-( I found it really funny to see that there are actually Americans "my" name and that they do have problems with it!
Your homepage and all the things you do looks very interesting, unfortunately I did not have the time to go through everything... But I am sure that I will do that occasionally!!!
By now I simply send some longing greetings to the US and some normal greetings to you!!!
Bye, Britta
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 11:04:25 EST
Subject: hey from another britta
hey~
after calling my best friend jen nenny she started calling me brib or bribba.
i looked and that was the only name that i have been called that wasnt on
there. someone finally found something original!! lol, i hear them all. i
love the page, thank you for making it. i also get britta lynn due to my
middle name. that and magpie, dont ask me, i have no clue y lol
love ya
Britta E. from Long Island
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:15:40 -0800 (PST)
Subject: i found your website
Hello. Like many others who wrote into your web site,
I came across it too because my name is
Britta(Bri-ta)soft i. I'm 23 and live in Texas, so
many of the southern folks tend to not pronounce the
"t" in my name...which makes it sound like Brida.
Maybe it's the lazy drawl we southerners have.
I didn't realize so many Brittas lived in the USA. My
family is of German decent so I knew Britta was a
common name there.
My nicknames are the same as others have posted, but
one guy I have chatted with from Norway told me that a
negative nickname to Britta there is fitta.
Anyways, I enjoyed your web site. BUT, I was hoping to
use my name, or shall I say OUR name, for my own web
site. Oh well, first come first serve. :)
Love,
Britta
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2001 23:59:17 +1000
hi, my name is guess what.....BRITTA
I love my name and i can't imagine any one else having the same name as me.
I've never met any one with my name and i 'm glad that i have now. Hooray
for Britta. My name comes from my Sweedish Grandma. When people ask me if my
name is short for anything, i tell them it's short for Kimberly. Some of
them believe me. Well, see ya Brittas.
PS- you all have a good name!
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2001 22:08:11 -0600
Subject: Britta From Plano, Texas - 2001
Hello All You Brittas!
I love this website www.britta.com!
I was named after a Swedish Princess (Britta) and my sister
Astrid was named after a Swedish Queen. I read another e-mail
where there are two other sisters named Britta and Astrid. What
a coincidence!
I share many of the nicknames and name stories with the rest of
the Brittas around the world.
Born in Germany, immigrated to Montreal, Quebec, and moved to
Dallas Texas where the name "Britta" is still a novelty.
I know one other Britta, who lives in Heide, Germany.
Nicknames Over the Years: Britts, Britt, Aunt Gritts (young
nephew), Peanut Brittle (elementary school), and Brittsy (only my
Mom can get away with that one).
I'm a Vice President of Marketing and work and reside in Plano,
Texas.
Its a pleasure to meet all of you. Finally!
Britta K. Steele
Plano, Texas
bsteele@airmail.net
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:31:55 +0100
Subject: Another Britta
Hi Britta,
this is again another Britta from Paderborn in Germany.
I think your website is great and like the other Brittas I alway had to
spell my name and was the only one in the classs who had this name.
Just wanted to say Hi, take care and good luck from
Britta Dessel
Paderborn/Germany
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2001 22:01:51 EST
Subject: Another Britta
Hi, I am yet another Britta! I was born just 8 days ago. My mom and dad had
a hard time coming up with my name. I was almost a Charlotte. My dad lived
in Denmark for a couple of years, and so my brother, Jakob, and my sisters,
Anika and Natasja, all have Danish names. Anyway, it looks like I have a lot
of torment to look forward with the water filter thing, but I love my name
anyway. Just wanted to say hello from Arizona
Britta V. B.
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 14:58:39 -0600
Subject: Hey! My name is Britta (Bree-tah) too!
Hi! Today, I thought it would be kind of fun to type in my name to see
if it was a website, and it was! Cool! My name is Britta (Bree-tah)
too. I know what you mean about being annoyed when people call you
Brih-ta, because it happens to me all the time. Although, I'm pretty
used to it, so I just let them call me whatever they want. I was named
after my great, great, great, great, grandma Britta Maia from Sweden,
and am very proud of my heritage. You have a really neat website, but I
was just wondering, how old are you? I'm only 13, but I'm assuming that
you're probably a little older than I am!:)
Well, it's cool to know that there are other Britta's out
there, and thanks for putting up this website!!! Hope you write back!
Sincerely,
Britta Maia
Date: Saturday, January 13, 2001 3:37 PM
Subject: yes another Britta
Jan 13, 2001
Dear Britta,
I just happened across your web site, what a great idea. I named my daughter Britta Greer M. She is 10 years old on the 16 of this month. We have never met another Britta either. My name is Susan Eklund, and I was raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba and my whole childhood people would say to me are you related to Britt Eklund. She is an actress from Sweden. I asked my father about this since he was from Sweden and he said the proper name is Britta. Ofcourse I loved the name and because I new of no other person with that name that made it even more special. So my daughter is Britta and she has blond hair and blue eyes, and of course is very special.
Hello to all the special Britta's out there!
Bye for now
Susan Eklund M.
Calgary, Alberta,Canada
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2001 15:07:08 -0500
Subject: Whatta
Hey there.
I think your name is sooo cool. My birth name is Brittany and I am from
Pikeville, Ky. I guess you are wondering why I am emailing you. Well, you
see, most people know me by Britta, so I know all about the shocking
responses you get from your college professors, classmates, etc.
My cousin shortened my name to Britta on a 4-H agenda that was copied and
handed out. (He was too lazy to add the last two letters to my name.) Then
it started... Everyone called me Britta, and it just stuck.
Now, I am in a sorority and I am referred to as "Whatta". Yes... You heard
it right. It's in relation to the Brita water system. So there you go.
Yet another lovely nickname for the Britta's of the world.
Britta Smith
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 18:21:05 +0100
hello britta
I just want to say to you that my cat's name is Britta. I come from Norway, and in Norway some people has that name, but we pronounce it like "Britta". Britta is not a catname, but the woman who gave her to uss was called Britta.
Bye Frida
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2001 20:31:37 -0800
Subject: Yet another Britta
You really can find anything on the internet! I've never met another Britta
in my life, and I'm thrilled to find a website dedicated to my
once-thought-origional name. I'm Britta A. of Poulsbo, Washington,
USA, age 16; my birthday's October 9th, 1984, any matches? I too have the
nick-name "peanut-Britta," and was amazed to find that I'm not the only one.
My intrests are rock- climbing, telemark/alpine skiing, mountaineering,
running, soccer, pottery, and art. Any Britta's out there want to be e-mail
buddies? You can find me at- b_ambauen@hotmail.com
Britta :-)
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 02:05:42 -0000
Subject: just another Britta
So, I was searching for various soccer websites (what I do when I'm bored)
and I decided to look for "Britta". I was really just curious to see if
anything came up besides the infamous Brita Waterfilter. I saw your webpage
and decided to check it out. When I got to the "Britta's Unite" section, I
just started laughing hysterically. I would have never guessed that there
were actually so many Britta's out there. It's great.
I am from the great state of PA, yes..one of the American Britta's. I
noticed that Britta was a very common name around Germany. (hmm..should be
great for extra credit in German!) I have met two Britta's myself, and it
was strange calling someone else by my own name. I am told that I was named
after a character on a soap opera. Well, I am 14 (still a little kid around
here)and I am being forced to go to bed. I have school in the morning! lol.
-Britta
PS-The website was great..I'll make sure to visit it again.
Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2001 22:32:04 EST
Subject: To Britta From Britta
Some of the nick names I have been called are:
Yada- my bro trying to say my name when he was a baby
Brittle- I'm skinny so I get that one a lot
Britts- My uncle calls me this
Water filter- numerous people
Britney- my bro calls me this now
and whenever I meet some one and introduce myself they think my name is
Brenda or Gerta.
Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:46:10 -0500
Subject: Britta's website
Britta,
I was so excited to find this website. I had a very good friend in named Brita (she pronounced it Bree-ta), but she was the only one. I too endured all the nicknames, and even had people tell me they would not pronounce my name correctly!
Can you believe it? One of my friend's father told me that because the "tt" was not really pronounced like a hard "t", he would not say Brit-ta (like my parents pronounce my name).
So, like other Britta's have said on this site, I learned to live with knowing others would not pronounce my name correctly at first. My parents always pronounced my name with a hard t sound. Is that how you pronounce it?
My middle name is Diane and my maiden name is Larson. My dad is from a Swedish family and my name came from a Great-Great-Great-Great Aunt Britta. Now I am married to a guy from a German family, so my last name is Gaupp. Talk about a really hard name to pronounce.
For the nicknames... I always got the usual suspects, Britta the Water Filter, Peanut Brittle, Peanut Britta.
By my friends, I got the Britta with the long, rolled r, Brittster, Brittaroni. My brother could never get the BR sound so he called me Pritta for the longest time. It was really cute.
I think it would be cool to have a Britta's around the world directory, don't you think? Thanks for the website. I live in Washington, D.C. and am 27.
Britta
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2000 16:42:48 +0100
Subject: Britta
Greetings from Britta, Cologne/Germany!
I wish you a merry christmas!
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:23:09 EST
Subject: Britta is a winner!!!!!!
I have a daughter named "Britta". She began life as "Brita" but it soon
became obvious that Americans would pronounce it with a long "i" as in
"bright-a"
(an option that you don't seem to discuss). So-o-o-o, I made an affidavit
to the Missouri department of vital statistics to the effect that the doctor
had misspelled the name and she (from about the age of one year) has
been "Britta" ever since--and just in case someone were to name a
water filter system "Brita". You make a great deal of the pronounciation
(entirely correct--I spend a LOT of time in Sweden) but we use an
Americanized version because of the fear that people would start
substituting a "d" for the two "tt's". Get it? So where is "Britta Blvd?"
My Britta now lives in New York City, has a doctor's degree, and
is on a university faculty.
YOU HAVE DONE A VERY NICE JOB WITH YOUR WEB SITE.
Have a Happy Holiday season or as we say in Swedish: God Jul och
Ett Gott Nytt Ar".
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2000 15:08:44 -0800 (PST)
Subject: wrting from britta to britta
hi i spoke to another britta just like 5 min ago i am getting a comp of my
own soon so i can reply sooner well sorry so short longer letter later
love forever always and a day britta dawn br***oe
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:52:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Hello!
Hi,
My name is Brita with one "t". I pronounce it Brit-ha. I cam across your
site after not finding a site with my own name (besides the water
filter). I am confused about the whole name and pronounciation thing. I
got my name from Swedish ancestors. My grandmother is Swedish and she has
always pronounced it Brit-ha. I was reading the other emails that people
have sent to you and noticed the different pronounciations. Oh, well! I
guess you can pronounce or spell it however you want. Anyway, I was glad
to come across your site. I have always had my name spelled wrong (with 2
t's) and pronounced wrong and it really bothered me. And ever since I
moved up to Seattle I always get asked if my name is just like the water
filter. People are so intrigued sometimes that I don't understand it.
Gotta go cause I don't know what else to say.
Brita H.
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 18:42:33 -0500
Subject: My name is also Britta
A lot of people call me Brit, The Waterfilter, Brister.
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 20:36:14 -0800
You won't belive this! Our name means High Godess
I can't believe this!
From,
ny Britta j
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 15:00:53 +0100
Subject: other britta
Hai Britta,
Yesterday I met the first Britta I've ever seen. She told me about your
site, it's great.
Most of my friends call me Britt and if my father is angry he calls me my
full name. Some of my friends say Britsky or Britje. I come from Amsterdam,
working as a projectmanager for events and I'm 30 years old. I noticed in
the newspapers that a lot of Britt's are born at the moment. Also I saw
Anne-Brit and Brit-Marie.
Please let me know if we have a reunion somewhere; it would be great.
Bye,
Britt
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2000 14:12:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: nicknames/butcherings
hello brittas!
i hate having my name butchered when i dont ask for it but then sometimes i
just want a change, sooooo here i go...
annoying butcherings~
brenda
boritto
bryta
ditta(my brothers couldnt pronounce my name)
bertha
brit
ta
ber-ight-a
Okay nicknames~
brittzalina
brittz
brittzelz(sounds kinda like pretzels)
brittaflip (my email)
flipz
blondie
brittszey
sissy
well g2g
~Britta
Brittaflip@juno.com email me!
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 16:26:07 -0400
Subject: britta
I used to carpool with a girl in my class and they were friends with a
dj at the radio station that all our friends listen to. Her mom sent in
a fax saying that he had to say somethining to calm us down. She didn't
think he would pronounce my name right ( brih-tah ) so she said it was
like british but with an a, and he pronounced it briht-a ( with a long a
). My friends still haven't stopped calling me that.
Other Names:
Brit-Brat-my brother
Water Filter-everybody
Britter the Critter-my best friends
Brittle Spice-my teacher now
Bwweeeeta-my kindergarten teacher
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:25:31 -0500
Subject: Fellow Britta
>From a fellow Britta, (I pronounce it without the "E" sound) My most common
nickname is water filter, since the commercials "Brita water is better
water" came out with the Brita water filter. It was nice to hear from other
Brittas!!
Britta V. H.
Houghton, Michigan
Date: Tue, 1
