Astrid

Astrid is a given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements áss (a god) and fríðr (beautiful, fair).[1]

Astrid
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Region of originScandinavia

Variants

  • Assan (diminutive) (Swedish)
  • Asta (diminutive) (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian)
  • Astrid (Swedish, Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Estonian, French, Spanish)
  • Astrida (Lithuanian)
  • Astride (French, Portuguese)
  • Ástríður (Icelandic)
  • Astrithr (North Germanic)
  • Astrud
  • Ásta (Icelandic)
  • Ástride, Astride (Portuguese)
  • Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

People

Arts and culture

Politics and royalty

Science

Sports

Other

  • Astrid Blume (1872–1924), Danish educator and temperance advocate
  • Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
  • Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones
  • Astrid Holleeder (born 1965), sister to Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder and author
  • Astrid Rosing Sawyer (1874–1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

Fictional characters

See also

References

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