Astrid

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Astrid
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameOld Norse
Region of originScandinavia

Astrid is a feminine 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 friðr (beautiful, fair).[1]

Variants[]

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

People[]

Arts and culture[]

Politics and royalty[]

  • Astrid Gjertsen (born 1928), Norwegian politician
  • Astrid Krag (born 1982), Danish politician, member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party (SF)
  • Astrid Løken (1911–2008), Norwegian entomologist and member of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II
  • Astrid Lulling (born 1929), Luxembourg politician and Member of the European Parliament
  • Astrid Njalsdotter (died 1060), Swedish queen, consort of King Edmund the Old
  • Astrid Olofsdotter (died 1035), Queen Consort of King Olav II of Norway
  • Astrid Thors (born 1957), Finnish politician
  • Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1962), daughter of Albert II, sister of current king Philippe I
  • Princess Astrid of Norway (born 1932), sister to King Harald V of Norway
  • Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905–1935), Swedish princess and first wife of King Leopold III of the Belgians.

Science[]

Sports[]

Other[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Astrid Hofferson, a major protagonist in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise
  • Astrid, a Danish countess from Wallace Stegner's 1976 novel The Spectator Bird
  • Astrid, a friend of Juliette Darling's in the short-lived drama Dirty Sexy Money
  • Astrid, an assassin from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Astrid, character in the television series Vikings
  • Astrid Bromure, main character from the Belgian comics series of the same name, by
  • Astrid Ellison, a female protagonist in the Gone series by Michael Grant
  • Astrid Farnsworth, a character on the Tv Sci-fi series “Fringe”.
  • Astrid Ferrier, the main guest protagonist in the 1967–1968 Doctor Who serial The Enemy of the World
  • Astrid Finch, a character on the TV Series The Tomorrow People
  • Astrid Larsson, a character in The Emberverse series
  • Astrid Leong, a character in the novel Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
  • Astrid Levinson, a character on NBC's The Office
  • Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel White Oleander
  • Astrid Peth, the Companion in the 2007 Doctor Who Christmas special Voyage of the Damned
  • Astrid Thomas, A Tremere vampire from Vampire: The Eternal Struggle TCG
  • Astrid Zexis, A character from the game series Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru
  • Astrid O'Hara, a character in the Australian sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl
  • Astrid, an alternate protagonist in The Long Dark video game.
  • Astrid, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series 'Critical Role'
  • Astrid, a female warrior character, knight to King Thane in MOBA games, Arena of Valor.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Astrid: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names".

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