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 (a god) and (beautiful, fair).

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 The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is also r ...

) * Astrud * Ásta (Icelandic) * Ástride, Astride (Portuguese) * Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

People

Arts and culture

Astrid Roelants Astrid Roelants (; born 18 April 1983), known professionally as Ameerah, is a Belgian singer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, United States. Early life Roelants was raised by adoptive parents in Leuven, Flemish Brabant. She is of Tunisia ...

, Belgian singer *

Astrid Allwyn Astrid Allwyn (born Astrid Christofferson; November 27, 1905 – March 31, 1978) was an American stage and film actress. Early years Allwyn was born in South Manchester, Connecticut, part of a family that included four sisters and a brothe ...

(1905–1978), American actress *

Astrid Bergès-Frisbey 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 (a god) and (beautiful, fair). Variants * Assan (diminutive) (Swed ...

Catalan-French actress *

Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera Irazábal (born June 23, 1963) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty queen. She won the 1984 Miss World pageant, held in London, United Kingdom, becoming the third woman from her country to win the title. Biography Astr ...

(born 1963), Venezuelan actress and Miss World 1984 *

Astrid Hadad Astrid Hadad (born 1957) is a Mexican vocalist and performer, mostly known for her irreverent political cabaret performances where she uses her own body as the scenic stage for all the symbols of Mexicanness and excessive femininity through her ...

(born 1957), Mexican vocalist and performance artist *

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert, March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer. She gained international attention in the 1960s following her recording of the song "The Girl from Ipanema". Biography Astrud Gilbert ...

(born 1940), Brazilian singer *

Astrid Holm Astrid Holm (born Astrid Vilhelmine Rasmussen; 29 March 1893 – 29 October 1961) was a Danish theater and film actress whose career began on the stage and in the early silent film era. Early life and stage career Born Astrid Vilhelmine Rasmuss ...

(1893–1961), Danish stage and film actress *

Astrid Jorgensen Astrid Jorgensen is an Australian vocalist, conductor and composer. She is the founder and director of Pub Choir''.'' Early life Jorgensen was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, and emigrated to Brisbane, Australia, in 1998. She attended Lourdes Hil ...

, New Zealand-Australian vocalist, conductor and composer *

Astrid Kannel Astrid Kannel (born 7 June 1967 in Haapsalu) is an Estonian television journalist Broadcast journalism is the field of news and journals which are broadcast by electronic methods instead of the older methods, such as printed newspapers and pos ...

(born 1967), Estonian television journalist *

Astrid Kirchherr Astrid Kirchherr (; 20 May 1938 – 12 May 2020) was a German photographer and artist known for her association with the Beatles (along with her friends Klaus Voormann and Jürgen Vollmer) and her photographs of the band's original memb ...

(1938–2020), German photographer and artist, known for her association with The Beatles *

Astrid Lindgren Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

(1907–2002), Swedish author of children's literature, among others ''Pippi Longstocking'' *

Astrid Lepa Astrid Lepa (7 April 1924 – 30 November 2015) was an Estonian stage, television, voice, and film actress, screenwriter, and television director whose career began in the 1940s and ended shortly before her death, spanning over sixty years. Earl ...

(1924–2015), Estonian actress and director *

Astrid Noack Astrid Noack (30 January 1888 – 26 December 1954) was a Danish sculptor who specialized in the human figure, creating works such as the statue of Anna Ancher in Skagen, and her ''Standing Woman (Noack), Standing Woman'' which was included in th ...

(1888–1957), Danish sculptor *

Astrid North Astrid North (Astrid Karina North Radmann; 24 August 1973, West Berlin – 25 June 2019, Berlin) was a German soul singer and songwriter. She was the singer of the German band , with whom she released five Albums. As guest singer of the band s ...

(1973–2019), German soul singer * Astrid Reinla (1948–1995), Estonian writer *

Astrid S Astrid Smeplass (born 29 October 1996) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2013, she placed fifth in the Norwegian version of '' Pop Idol'', entitled '' Idol – Jakten på en superstjerne''. In 2020, she released her debut studio album, ' ...

(born Astrid Smeplass, born 1996), a Norwegian singer and songwriter * Astrid Sartiasari (born 1982), Indonesian singer *

Astrid Varnay Ibolyka Astrid Maria Varnay (25 April 1918 – 4 September 2006) was a Swedish-born American dramatic soprano of Hungarian descent. She spent most of her career in the United States and Germany. She was one of the leading Wagnerian heroic sopranos ...

(1918–2006), Swedish-born operatic soprano *

Astrid Villaume Astrid Villaume (3 November 1923 – 12 February 1995) was a Danish actress of stage and film best known for her Bodil Award-winning title role in the 1950 film ''Susanne''. Danish film historian Morten Piil described Villaume's appeal as a comb ...

(1923–1995), Danish actress *

Astrid Williamson Astrid Williamson (born 28 November 1968) is a Scottish musician, composer, and songwriter. Life and music career Growing up in Shetland, she enjoyed playing the piano from an early age and The Shetland Folk Festival provided early experience ...

, Scottish musician

Politics and royalty

Astrid Gjertsen Astrid Gjertsen (14 September 192817 June 2020) was a Norwegian-Danish politician who served as a member of the Norwegian Parliament as a member of the Conservative Party from 1969 to 1989. From 1981 to 1986, she served as the Minister of Consume ...

(born 1928), Norwegian politician *

Astrid Krag Astrid Krag (born 17 November 1982 in Vejle) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Social Democrats political party. She served as the Minister of Social Affairs and the Interior in the Cabinet of Mette Frederiksen. ...

(born 1982), Danish politician, member of parliament for the Socialist People's Party (SF) *

Astrid Løken Astrid Løken (14 April 1911 – 19 January 2008) was a Norwegian entomologist and member of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II. Spending most of her career at Bergen Museum, from 1949 to 1979, she was the first female memb ...

(1911–2008), Norwegian entomologist and member of the Norwegian resistance movement during World War II *

Astrid Lulling Astrid Lulling (born 11 June 1929, in Schifflange) is a politician in Luxembourg. She was a Member of the European Parliament (1965–1974 and 1989–2014) for the Christian Social People's Party, part of the European People's Party. Positions ...

(born 1929), Luxembourg politician and Member of the European Parliament *

Astrid Njalsdotter Astrid Njalsdotter (or Ástríðr Njálsdóttir) of Skjalgaätten (also Aestrith) (11th century), was a Norwegian noblewoman who married Ragnvald the Old and became the ancestress of the Swedish Stenkil dynasty (c. 1060-c. 1125). She is sometimes a ...

(died 1060), Swedish queen, consort of King Edmund the Old *

Astrid Olofsdotter Astrid Olofsdotter (Norwegian: ''Astrid Olavsdatter''; English: ''Aestrith'') (died 1035) was the queen consort of King Olaf II of Norway. Biography Astrid was born to King Olof Skötkonung of Sweden and his Obotritian mistress Edla. She was th ...

(died 1035), Queen Consort of King Olav II of Norway *

Astrid Thors Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors (born 6 November 1957) has been a Member of the Finnish Parliament 19 March 2003 – 4 September 2013. A Finnish-Swedish politician, formerly of the Swedish People's Party, Thors is a Candidate of Law and held sever ...

(born 1957), Finnish politician *

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince. Princess as a subst ...

(born 1962), daughter of Albert II, sister of current king Philippe I *

Princess Astrid of Norway Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; born 12 February 1932) is the second daughter of King Olav V and his wife, Princess Märtha of Sweden. She is the older sister of King Harald V of Norway and younger sister of the late Princ ...

(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

Astrid Beckmann Astrid Beckmann ( Rautenberg, born 20 December 1957) is a German physicist, a professor of mathematics and mathematics education, and was a long-serving university president. Beckmann served as president of the Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbi ...

(born 1957), German physicist *

Astrid Cleve Astrid Maria Cleve von Euler (22 January 1875 – 8 April 1968) was a Swedish botanist, geologist, chemist and researcher at Uppsala University. She was the first woman in Sweden to obtain a doctoral degree of science. Life Astrid Maria Cleve w ...

(1875–1968), Swedish botanist, chemist, geologist, and researcher *

Astrid Linder Astrid Linder is a Swedish engineer and researcher in motor vehicle safety. For her contribution to the field, Linder was awarded EU Champions of Transport Research Competition and U.S. Government Award for Safety Engineering Excellence. In November ...

, Swedish researcher in motor vehicle safety

Sports

Astrid Ayling Astrid Ayling (née Hohl; born 9 December 1951) is a retired German and British rower. She competed for Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics. Rowing career In 1975 she finished fourth in the double sculls for ...

(born 1951), German and British rower *

Astrid Crabo Astrid Crabo (born 10 July 1971) is a Swedish retired badminton player affiliated with Täby BMF. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in the mixed doubles with Jan-Eric Antonsson, with whom she won the 1993 and 1996 Dutch ...

(born 1971), Swedish badminton player *

Astrid Guyart Astrid Guyart (born 17 March 1983) is a French right-handed foil fencer, author, and aerospace engineer. A three-time Olympian, Guyart is a 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. She is the younger sister of foil fencer and Olympic champion Bric ...

(born 1983), French fencer *

Astrid Kumbernuss Astrid Kumbernuss (; born 5 February 1970 in Grevesmühlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower. Her career started at the SC Neubrandenburg sports club. Her greatest successes were gold medals at ...

(born 1970), champion German shot putter and discus thrower * Astrid Lødemel (born 1971), Norwegian alpine skier *

Astrid Sandvik Astrid Sandvik (born 1 October 1939) is a Norwegian Alpine skier who finished tied for sixth place (with fellow Norwegian and 1958 Holmenkollen medalist Inger Bjørnbakken) in the women's slalom at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo ...

(born 1939), Norwegian skier *

Astrid Strauss Astrid Strauss or, rarely, Strauß (born 24 December 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In May 1992, she tes ...

(born 1968), former freestyle swimmer for East Germany *

Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen (born 22 January 1987) is a Norwegian cross-country skier and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). She skis with the IL Heming club in Oslo, near Holmenkollen. Her greatest achievement is winning the ...

(born 1987), Norwegian cross-country skier * Astrid van Koert (born 1970), Dutch rower

Other

Astrid Blume Astrid Blume (May 12, 1872 – 1924) was a Danish educator and temperance advocate. Biography Astrid Blume was born in Jutland, May 12, 1872. She was president of the Danish branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, World's Woman's Christi ...

(1872-1924), Danish educator and temperance advocate *

Astrid Medina Astrid Medina Pereira (born 9 January 1977) is a Colombian coffee producer who gained international prominence on winning the Colombian Cup of Excellence award in 2015. Biography Born on 9 January 1977 in Gaitania, Planadas, in the Colombian ...

(born 1977), Colombian coffee producer *

Estrid {{For, the name Estrid, Astrid (name) Estrid (Old Norse: ''Æstriðr'', ''Ástríðr'') was a rich and powerful 11th-century Swedish woman whose long family saga has been recorded on five or six runestones in Uppland, Sweden. This Estrid was the ma ...

, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones * Astrid Holleeder (born 1965), sister to Dutch criminal

Willem Holleeder Willem Frederik Holleeder (born 29 May 1958) is a Dutch criminal. He is nicknamed ''De Neus'' (''The Nose'') because of the size of his nose. In 1983, Holleeder was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment for his involvement in the kidnapping o ...

and author *

Astrid Rosing Sawyer Astrid Scheel Rosing Sawyer (15 May 1874 – January 31, 1954) was a Danish-born businesswoman and translator. Early life Astrid Scheel Rosing was from Copenhagen, Denmark, the daughter of Ulrik Rosing and Anna Gustien. She emigrated to the U ...

(1874-1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

Fictional characters

* Astrid Hofferson, a major protagonist in the ''

How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' (abbreviated ''HTTYD'') is an American media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the eponymous series of children's books by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: ' ...

'' franchise * Astrid, a Danish countess from

Wallace Stegner Wallace Earle Stegner (February 18, 1909 – April 13, 1993) was an American novelist, short story writer, environmentalist, and historian, often called "The Dean of Western Writers". He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1972 and the U.S. National Book ...

's 1976 novel '' The Spectator Bird'' *Astrid, a friend of Juliette Darling's in the short-lived drama ''

Dirty Sexy Money ''Dirty Sexy Money'' is an American prime time drama television series created by Craig Wright. It ran on ABC from September 26, 2007, to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by Berlanti Television and ABC Studios. Wright served as an e ...

'' * Astrid, an assassin from the video game '' The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim'' * Astrid, character in the television series ''

Vikings Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...

'' * Astrid Bromure, main character from the Belgian comics series of the same name, by

Fabrice Parme Fabrice is a French masculine given name from the Roman name ''Fabricius'', which is itself derived from the Latin ''faber'' meaning blacksmith or craftsman. Notable people with the name include: * Fabrice Balanche (born 1969), French geographer * ...

* 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 ''The Enemy of the World'' is the fourth serial of the fifth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which originally aired in six weekly parts from 23 December 1967 to 27 January 1968. The serial is set in Aus ...

'' * Astrid Finch, a character on the TV Series ''

The Tomorrow People ''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction television series created by Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network, the series first ran from 30 April 1973 to 19 February 1979. The theme music was c ...

'' * Astrid Larsson, a character in

The Emberverse series The Emberverse series—or Change World—is a series of post-apocalyptic alternate history novels written by S. M. Stirling. The novels depict the events following a mysterious—yet sudden—worldwide event called "The Change" that occurs at ...

* Astrid Leong, a character in the novel ''

Crazy Rich Asians ''Crazy Rich Asians'' is a satirical 2013 romantic comedy novel by Kevin Kwan. Kwan stated that his intention in writing the novel was to "introduce a contemporary Asia to a North American audience". He claimed the novel was loosely based on his ...

'' by Kevin Kwan * Astrid Levinson, a character on NBC's ''

The Office ''The Office'' is a mockumentary sitcom created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, first made in the United Kingdom, then Germany, and subsequently the United States. It has since been remade in ten other countries. The original series of ...

'' * Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel ''

White Oleander ''White Oleander'' is a 1999 novel by American author Janet Fitch. It is a coming-of-age story about a child (Astrid) who is separated from her mother (Ingrid) and placed in a series of foster homes. It deals with themes of motherhood. The book w ...

'' * Astrid Nielsen, lead character in French TV series ''

Astrid et Raphaëlle ''Astrid et Raphaëlle'', aired in the United Kingdom as ''Astrid: Murder in Paris'', and in the United States simply as ''Astrid'', is a Franco-Belgian detective television series, created by Alexandre de Seguins and Laurent Burtin and broadcast ...

'' (started March, 2019). Astrid is autistic and has a near photographic memory. She uses her vast knowledge of police records to help solve crimes. Played by actress Sara Mortensen *

Astrid Peth Astrid Peth is a fictional character played by Kylie Minogue in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. She is a one-off companion of the Tenth Doctor who appears in the episode "Voyage of the Damned", which ...

, 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 is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. It first released for the PlayStation 3 on June 25, 2009, in Japan and was later re-released under the The Best (PlayStation), PlayStation 3 ''the Best'' label (which means it is a ...

'', '' Atelier Totori'', and ''

Atelier Meruru is a Japanese role-playing video game developed by Gust Co. Ltd. It was released for PlayStation 3 on June 23, 2011 in Japan. ''Atelier Meruru'' is the thirteenth installment in the ''Atelier (video game series), Atelier'' series, and it continu ...

'' * Astrid O'Hara, a character in the Australian sitcom '' Ja'mie: Private School Girl'' * Astrid, an alternate protagonist in ''

The Long Dark ''The Long Dark'' is a first-person survival video game developed and published by Hinterland Studios. The player assumes the role of crash-landed bush pilot Will Mackenzie who must survive the frigid Canadian wilderness after a geomagnetic stor ...

'' video game. * Astrid, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series '

Critical Role ''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 after ...

' * Astrid, a female warrior character, knight to King Thane in MOBA games, Arena of Valor.

References

External links

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