Ástríðr

Old Norse

Etymology

The first part is ást (“love, joy”), cognate to Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐍃𐍄𐍃 (ansts), or áss (“deity”). The second part is fríðr (“beautiful”).

The Old Norse given name Ásta is a short form of Ástríðr and ancestor of Asta.

Proper noun

Ástríðr f

1. a female given name

Derived terms

• Ásta

Descendants

• Danish: Astrid
• Faroese: Ástrið, Astrið
• Icelandic: Ástríður
• Norwegian: Astrid, Astri, Åstrid
• Swedish: Astrid, Astri, Åsfrid

References

• Eivind Vågslid, Norderlendske fyrenamn, 1988, →ISBN
• Roland Otterbjörk, Svenska förnamn, Stockholm 1964