Astrid is a given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, also referred to as Old Nordic or Old Scandinavian, was a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants ...

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

People

Arts and culture

* Astrid Roelants, 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 brot ...

(1905–1978), American actress *

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

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 Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song " The Girl f ...

(1940–2023), Brazilian singer * Astrid Holm (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 ...

, New Zealand-Australian vocalist, conductor and composer * Astrid Kannel (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 membe ...

(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 i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...

(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 (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), known professionally as Astrid S, 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 ...

(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 soprano ...

(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 c ...

(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 Consu ...

(1928–2020), Norwegian politician *

Astrid Krag Astrid Krag (born 17 November 1982) 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. She prev ...

(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 m ...

(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 Luxembourgish politician. 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 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 assumed to have been a Sw ...

(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 Saint Olaf, who reigned over Norway from 1019 to 1028. She is the only woman to have a surviving skaldic praise-poem dedicated t ...

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

Astrid Schramm Astrid Schramm (born 3 May 1956) is a German politician. Since 2024 she has been the state chairwoman of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance in Saarland. From 2009 to 2022 she was a member of the Landtag of Saarland for the party Die Linke. Life ...

(born 1956), German politician *

Astrid Thors Astrid Gunilla Margareta Thors (born 6 November 1957) was a Member of the Finnish Parliament from 2003 to 2013. A Finnish-Swedish politician, formerly of the Swedish People's Party, Thors is a Candidate of Law and held several senior jobs before ...

(born 1957), Finnish politician *

Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe. She is married to Pr ...

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

(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 wa ...

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

Other

* Astrid Blume (1872–1924), Danish educator and temperance advocate * Astrid Brousselle, Canadian professor of evaluation theories in healthcare economics * Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer * Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Australian activist *

Estrid 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 maternal grandmother of the chieftain ...

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

Willem Holleeder Willem Frederik Holleeder (born 29 May 1958) is a Dutch gangster, outlaw biker and convicted criminal. He is nicknamed ''De Neus'' (''The Nose'') because of the size of his nose. In 1983, Holleeder was sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment fo ...

and author * Astrid Rosing Sawyer (1874–1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

Fictional characters

* Astrid, a skywing elf from

The Dragon Prince ''The Dragon Prince'', known as ''The Dragon Prince: Mystery of Aaravos'' from the fourth season onward, is an Animated series, animated Fantasy television, fantasy television series created by Aaron Ehasz and Justin Richmond for Netflix. Prod ...

* Astrid, a Danish countess from

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

'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 that ran for two seasons on ABC from September 26, 2007, to August 8, 2009. The series was produced by Berlanti Television and ABC Studios. Wrig ...

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

Vikings Vikings were 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 settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...

'' * Astrid Bloom, a antagonist in

Emma Frost Emma Grace Frost is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Chris Claremont and artist/co-writer John Byrne (comics), John Byrne, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny ...

's comic series by

Marvel Comics Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...

* 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 Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and producer. Known for popularizing Goth subculture, Goth culture in the American film industry, Burton is famous for his Gothic film, gothic horror and dark fantasy films. ...

's fantasy film ''

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'' is a 2024 American gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. A sequel to ''Beetlejuice'' (1988) and the second film of the ''Beetlejuice'' fran ...

'', a sequel to ''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American Gothic film, gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell (author), Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson (sc ...

'' (1988). * Astrid Ellison, a female protagonist in the '' Gone'' series by Michael Grant * Astrid Farnsworth, a character on the Tv Sci-fi series ''

Fringe Fringe may refer to: Arts and music * "The Fringe", or Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world's largest arts festival * Adelaide Fringe, the world's second-largest annual arts festival * Fringe theatre, a name for alternative theatre * Purple fri ...

'' * 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 Aust ...

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

The Tomorrow People ''The Tomorrow People'' is a British children's science fiction on television, science fiction television series created by Roger Price (television producer), Roger Price. Produced by Thames Television for the ITV (TV network), ITV Network, th ...

'' * Astrid Hofferson, a major protagonist in the ''

How to Train Your Dragon ''How to Train Your Dragon'' is a media franchise from DreamWorks Animation and loosely based on the book series How to Train Your Dragon (novel series), of the same name by British author Cressida Cowell. It consists of three feature films: '' ...

'' franchise * Astrid Kar, Xenon's mother in Kenneth Johnson's 1999 science fiction film '' Zenon:_Girl_of_the_21st_Century_(film)'' and its sequels '' Zenon:_The_Zequel'' as well as '' Zenon:_Z3''. * 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 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim, based on the 2013 novel by Kevin Kwan. The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Lis ...

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

The Office ''The Office'' is the title of several mockumentary sitcoms based on a British series originally created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant as '' The Office'' in 2001. The original series also starred Gervais as manager and primary charac ...

'' * Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel '' White Oleander'' * Astrid Nielsen, lead character in French TV series ''

Astrid et Raphaëlle ''Astrid et Raphaëlle'' is a Franco-Belgian detective television series which aired in the United Kingdom as ''Astrid: Murder in Paris'', in Poland as "Kryminalne Geniuszki", in the United States simply as ''Astrid'', and in Spain as ''Bright M ...

'' (started March, 2019), 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 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 ''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 Beck, 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 aft ...

'' * Astrid Bjorklundson, a female education specialist from Sweden and a one-time character from the Nickelodeon animated series ''

The Loud House ''The Loud House'' is an American animated sitcom created by Chris Savino that premiered on Nickelodeon on May 2, 2016. The series revolves around the chaotic everyday life of a boy named Lincoln Loud, who is the middle child and only son in a ...

'' as featured in the episode "Too Cool for School" * Astrid, a little girl character in the ''

Adventure Time ''Adventure Time'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by Pendleton Ward and co-produced by Frederator Studios for Cartoon Network. The series follows the adventures of a boy named Finn the Human, Finn (Jeremy Shada) and ...

'' young adult animated spin-off series '' Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake'' * Astrid, a member of the Night Bureau's Berlin division in ''

Lego Dreamzzz Lego Dreamzzz (stylized as LEGO DREAMZzz) is a Lego theme about young builders on a journey from the waking world into an imaginative fantasy realm. The theme was first introduced in 2023. The toy line is accompanied by an animated television ser ...

''.

References

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