Details for the forename Bedelia

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Bedelia (female)


Variants:	Bridget (F)
Diminutive(s):	Delia (F)
Derivative(s):	Delia (F)

Source(s):	"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG Private communications
Notes:	Irish Gaelic of unknown origin. Bedelia is possibly the name from which Delia was derived. Whyte [and several correspondents in the US] suggest that Bedelia is a variant of Bridget but we have no information on its derivation.