Astrid

See also: Astrið

English

Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid since the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹɪd/

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Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 2005 Ali Smith, The Accidental, Penguin (2006), →ISBN, page 31:

     Astrid, the person is saying. Astrum, astralis. How does it feel to have such a starry name?

Translations

female given name

• Latvian: Astrīda f
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• Portuguese: Astride (pt) f

Anagrams

• TARDIS, Tardis, iTards, tardis, triads

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr, from áss (“god”) + fríðr (“beautiful, originally beloved”).

Proper noun

Astrid

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

Related terms

• Asta

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.strɪt/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Astrid f

1. a female given name

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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

Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tʁid/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Astrid f

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Popular in France in the latter half of the 20th century.

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish) Astrid.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Astrid

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Estrid

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• Astri

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. A royal name.

Related terms

• Asta

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [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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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Åstrid, Æstrid
• Astri (pronunciation spelling)
• Asti[d] (dialectal)

Etymology

From Old Norse Astríðr, Ástríðr, from earlier Ásríðr, a variant of Ásfríðr. From áss (“one of the Æsir; god”) +‎ fríðr (“beautiful”), equivalent to ås +‎ frid. Cognate with Icelandic Ástríður and Faroese Ástríð, Astríð.

Proper noun

Astrid f

1. a female given name from Old Norse

Usage notes

• Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. A royal name.

Related terms

• Åsta, Asta

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• [2] 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 c (genitive Astrids)

1. a female given name
   • 2014 Ingrid Hedström, Bortfall, Alfabeta →ISBN, page 274:

     Och vem är din charmanta väninna? Ah, Astrid, ett gammalt vackert nordiskt namn...

Related terms

• Asta
• Estrid

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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.

Anagrams

• drista, strida