English

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.
   • 2005 Ali Smith, The Accidental, Penguin (2006), ISBN 9780141010397, page 31:

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

Translations

Anagrams

• TARDIS, Tardis, triads

Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

Related terms

• Asta

Dutch

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Astrid f

1. A female given name, borrowed from Scandinavia.

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.

Proper noun

Astrid

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.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Estrid

Norwegian

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 82-521-4483-7
• 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.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.

Proper noun

Astrid

1. A female given name.
   • 2014 Ingrid Hedström, Bortfall, Alfabeta ISBN 978-91-501-1644-1, 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 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.