Astrid

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈæstɹɪd/

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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?

• TARDIS, Tardis, iTards, tardis, triads

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

Astrid

1. a female given name

• Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

• Asta

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.strɪt/

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Astrid f

1. a female given name

Astrid

1. a female given name of Old Norse origin

• Asta

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

• IPA^(key): /as.tʁid/

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Astrid f

1. a female given name

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

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

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Astrid

1. a female given name

• Estrid

Astrid f

1. a female given name

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

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.[1]

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

• IPA^(key): /²astrɪ/

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.

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

• Åsta, Asta

• 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.

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

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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...

• Asta
• Estrid

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• 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.

• drista, strida