Astrid

See also: Astrið

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Astrid

  1. A female given name.
    • 2005 Ali Smith, The Accidental, Penguin (2006), →ISBN, page 31:
      Astrid, the person is saying. Astrum, astralis. How does it feel to have such a starry name?

Translations

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Danish

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Astrid

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes

  • Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.strɪt/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Astrid f

  1. A female given name

Estonian

Proper noun

Astrid

  1. A female given name of Old Norse origin.

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /as.tʁid/

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.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Astrid

  1. A female given name.

Norwegian

Alternative forms

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.

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • 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 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...

References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • 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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