Astrid

{{Short description|Female given name}} {{About|the name and people with the name|other uses}} {{Infobox name | name = Astrid | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pronunciation = | name day = 27 November<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthename.com/name/astrid|title=Meaning, origin and history of the name Astrid|first=Mike|last=Campbell|website=Behind the Name}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stat.ee/nimed/ASTRID|title=Eesnime Astrid statistika|website=stat.ee}}</ref> | gender = Female | region = Fennoscandia | origin = Old Norse | related names = }} {{Wiktionary|Astrid}} '''Astrid''' is a given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name '''Ástríðr'''.<ref name="Hanks 2006">{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=Oxford University Press | publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=66 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> Derived from the Old Norse Ássfriðr, a compound name composed of the elements {{lang|non|áss}} (a god) and {{lang|non|fríðr}} (beautiful, fair).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nameberry.com/babyname/Astrid|title = Astrid: Name Meaning, Popularity, and Similar Names}}</ref>

== Variants == * {{annotated link|Astrit}} * Assan (diminutive) (Swedish) * Asta (diminutive) (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian)<ref name="Hanks 2006" /> * Astrid (Swedish, Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Estonian, French, Spanish) * Astrida (Lithuanian) * Astride (French, Portuguese) * Ástríður (Icelandic) * Astrithr (North Germanic) * Astrud (Brazilian Portuguese) * Ásta (Icelandic) * Ástride, Astride (Portuguese) * Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

== Notable people ==

===Arts and culture=== * Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer known professionally as Ameerah * Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress * Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, Catalan-French actress * Astrid Carolina Herrera (born 1963), Venezuelan actress and Miss World 1984 * Astrid Hadad (born 1957), Mexican vocalist and performance artist * Astrud Gilberto (1940–2023), Brazilian singer * Astrid Holm (1893–1961), Danish stage and film actress * Astrid Jorgensen, New Zealand-Australian vocalist, conductor and composer * Astrid Kannel (born 1967), Estonian television journalist * Astrid Kirchherr (1938–2020), German photographer and artist, known for her association with The Beatles * Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), Swedish author of children's literature, among others ''Pippi Longstocking'' * Astrid Lepa (1924–2015), Estonian actress and director * Astrid Noack (1888–1957), Danish sculptor * Astrid North (1973–2019), German soul singer * Astrid Reinla (1948–1995), Estonian writer * Astrid Roemer (1947–2026), Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher * Astrid S (born Astrid Smeplass in 1996), Norwegian singer and songwriter * Astrid Sartiasari (born 1982), Indonesian singer * Astrid Varnay (1918–2006), Swedish-born operatic soprano * Astrid Villaume (1923–1995), Danish actress * Astrid Williamson, Scottish musician * Astrid Zydower (1930–2005), British sculptor

===Politics and Royalty=== * Astrid Eiriksdotter (born c. 925), consort of Tryggve Olafsson * Astrid Gjertsen (1928–2020), Norwegian politician * Astrid Hanzalek (1928–2019), American 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 Schramm (born 1956), German politician * 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 * Princess Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1968), wife of Prince Alexander of Liechtenstein * Princess Marie-Astrid of Liechtenstein (born 1987), daughter of Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein

===Science=== * Astrid Beckmann (born 1957), German physicist * Astrid Brousselle, Canadian professor of evaluation theories in healthcare economics * Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish botanist, chemist, geologist, and researcher * Astrid Linder, Swedish researcher in motor vehicle safety

===Sports=== * Astrid Ayling (born 1951), German and British rower * Astrid Crabo (born 1971), Swedish badminton player * Astrid Guyart (born 1983), French fencer * Astrid Kumbernuss (born 1970), champion German shot putter and discus thrower * Astrid Lødemel (born 1971), Norwegian alpine skier * Astrid Sandvik (born 1939), Norwegian skier * Astrid Strauss (born 1968), freestyle swimmer for East Germany * Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 1987), Norwegian cross-country skier * Astrid van Koert (born 1970), Dutch rower

=== Other === * Astrid Blume (1872–1924), Danish educator and temperance advocate * Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer * Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Australian activist * {{ill|Astrid Holleeder|nl}} (born 1965), sister to Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder and author * Astrid Rosing Sawyer (1874–1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

== Fictional characters == * Astrid, a Danish countess in Wallace Stegner's 1976 novel ''The Spectator Bird'' * Astrid, a minor character in ''Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake'' * Astrid, a shield-maiden in the TV series ''Vikings'' * Astrid, a skywing elf in the animated TV series ''The Dragon Prince'' * Astrid, an assassin in the video game ''The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' * Astrid, Juliet Darling's best friend in the drama TV series ''Dirty Sexy Money'' * Astrid Beck, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series ''Critical Role'' * Astrid Bjorklundson, a minor character in the animated TV series ''The Loud House'' * Astrid Bloom, an antagonist in Emma Frost's comic book series by Marvel Comics * Astrid Deetz, a character in the Tim Burton's fantasy film ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'', a sequel to ''Beetlejuice'' (1988) * Astrid Ellison, a protagonist in the ''Gone'' book series by Michael Grant * Astrid Everdeen (née March), mother of ''The Hunger Games'' protagonist, Katniss Everdeen * Astrid Farnsworth, a protagonist in the sci-fi TV series ''Fringe'' * Astrid Ferrier, the protagonist in the 1967–1968 ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Enemy of the World'' * Astrid Finch, a character in the TV series ''The Tomorrow People'' * Dr. Astrid Greenwood, a protagonist in the video game ''The Long Dark'' * Astrid Hofferson, a protagonist in the ''How to Train Your Dragon'' film series * Astrid Kar, Xenon's mother in Kenneth Johnson's 1999 sci-fi film ''Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)'' and its sequels, ''Zenon: The Zequel'' and ''Zenon: Z3'' * Astrid Larsson, a character in S.M. Stirling's ''The Emberverse series'' * Astrid Leong, a protagonist in Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel ''Crazy Rich Asians'' * Astrid Levinson, a minor character on NBC's ''The Office'' * Astrid Magnussen, the troubled teen protagonist of Janet Fitch's 1999 novel ''White Oleander'' * Astrid Nielsen, a protagonist in the French TV series ''Astrid et Raphaëlle'' played by actress Sara Mortensen * Astrid O'Hara, a minor character in the Australian sitcom ''Ja'mie: Private School Girl'' * Astrid Peth, the companion in the 2007 Christmas special ''Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)'' * Astrid Thomas, a Tremere vampire in the trading card game ''Vampire: The Eternal Struggle'' * Astrid Weissman, sister-in-law to Midge Maisel in the TV series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' * Astrid Zexis, an alchemist in ''Atelier (video game series)''

== See also == {{canned search}} {{srt}} * {{annotated link|Astrit}} * Astrid (disambiguation) * Astrud * Estrid, 11th-century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones

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