Astrid

Female given name

Astrid is a 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 fríðr (beautiful, fair).^[1]

Variants

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

People

Arts and culture

• Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer
• Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress
• Astrid 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 S (born Astrid Smeplass, born 1996), a 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 Wett (born Samantha Wilmot, born 2000) British pornographic actress and boxer
• Astrid Williamson, Scottish musician

Politics and royalty

• Astrid Gjertsen (1928–2020), 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.
• 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 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), former 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
• Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones
• 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 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 Bloom, a antagonist in Emma Frost's comic series by Marvel Comics
• Astrid Bromure, a main character from the Belgian comics series of the same name, by Fabrice Parme
• Astrid Deetz, a character in the Tim Burton's fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to Beetlejuice (1988).
• 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 Nielsen, lead character in French TV series Astrid et Raphaëlle (started March, 2019), played by actress Sara Mortensen
• 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 Weissman, sister-in-law of the main protagonist of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel TV series.
• 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
• Dr. Astrid Greenwood, one of the protagonists in The Long Dark video game.
• Astrid Beck, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series Critical Role
• Astrid Bjorklundson, a female education specialist from Sweden and a one-time character from the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House as featured in the episode "Too Cool for School"
• Astrid, a little girl character in the Adventure Time young adult animated spin-off series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
• Astrid, a member of the Night Bureau's Berlin division in Lego Dreamzzz.

See also

• Astrit

References

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