See also: Astrið

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

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  • 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?

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Danish edit

Etymology edit

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

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Astrid

  1. a female given name

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  • Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

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

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Astrid f

  1. a female given name

Estonian edit

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Astrid

  1. a female given name of Old Norse origin

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French edit

Etymology edit

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

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Astrid f

  1. a female given name

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

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Etymology edit

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

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Astrid

  1. a female given name

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Icelandic edit

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Astrid f

  1. a female given name

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Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 
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Etymology edit

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.

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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.

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

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References edit

  1. ^ Lena Peterson (2007) Nordiskt runnamnslexikon[1], Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 33

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Etymology edit

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...

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  • 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.

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