Astrid

English

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr, from áss (“god”) + fríðr (“beautiful”); a royal name in Scandinavia, popular there since the Middle Ages.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia since the 19th century.

Translations

female given name

• Latvian: Astrīda (lv) f

Anagrams

• TARDIS, Tardis, triads

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Danish

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name of Old Norse origin.

Related terms

• Asta

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Dutch

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Proper noun

Astrid f

1. A female given name, borrowed from Scandinavia.

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Estonian

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name of Old Norse origin.

Related terms

• Asta

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French

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name borrowed from Scandinavia, popular in the latter half of the 20th century.

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German

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name borrowed from Scandinavia.

Related terms

• Estrid

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Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Astri

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Asta

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 19 003 females with the given name Astrid living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Asta
• Estrid

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 39 001 females with the given name Astrid living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.