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, published 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
• Portuguese: Astride (pt) f

Anagrams

• TARDIS, Tardis, iTards, tardis, triads

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

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.strɪt/

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Proper noun

Astrid f

1. a female given name

Estonian

Proper noun

Astrid

1. a female given name of Old Norse origin

Related terms

• Asta

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /as.tʁid/

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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.

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Astrid

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Estrid

Icelandic

Proper noun

Astrid f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Astrid
f-s1	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Astrid
accusative	Astrid
dative	Astrid
genitive	Astridar

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 Proto-Norse *ᚨᚾᛊᚢᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁᛃᛟᛉ (*ansufriþijoʀ), from Proto-Germanic *ansuz (“god”) + *frīdaz (“beautiful”), equivalent to ås +‎ frid. Doublet of Åsfrid.

It has also been claimed to come from ást (“love”), whence also modern åst, but this is likely a reinterpretation.

Cognates include with Faroese Astríð, Ástríð, and Icelandic Ástríður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²astrɪ/

Proper noun

Astrid f (definite Astrida)

1. a female given name from Old Norse
   • 1900, Jonas Vellesen, Norigs soga aat folkeskulen [History of Norway for Public School], 2nd edition, Bergen: F. Beyers forlag:

     Daa Trygve var drepen flydde Astrid, kona hans, ut på ein holm i eit vatn. Der fekk ho ein son, som ho kalla Olav.

     When Tryggve was killed, Astrid, his wife, fled to an islet in a lake. There, she got a son, which she called Olaf.

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• Åsta, Asta

References

• Eivind Vågslid (1988) “Astrid”, in Norderlendske fyrenamn (in Norwegian Nynorsk), →ISBN
• Kristoffer Kruken, Ola Stemshaug (1995) Norsk personnamnleksikon, Oslo: Det Norske Samlaget, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 16 296 males with the given name Astrid living in Norway on January 1st 2023, with the frequency peak in the 1930s. Accessed on 21st January, 2023.

Serbo-Croatian

Proper noun

Astrid f (Cyrillic spelling Астрид)

1. a female given name

Further reading

• “Astrid”, in Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena [Portal of contemporary Croatian personal names] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2018–2024

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish Asfriþ, from Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.

Pronunciation

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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...

     And who is your charming friend? Ah, Astrid, an old and beautiful Nordic name...

Related terms

• Asta
• Estrid

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [2] 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