Astrid
Astrid is a female given name .
variants
- Danish: Asfrid, Asta, Estrid. An example of a Danish name bearer is Queen Asfrid of Haithabu , around 950 a. Z., the regent or co-regent of the small Danish kingdom of the same name during the Viking Age at the Schlei and author of two rune stones from Haithabu
- German: Ase, Asta, Asteria, Estrid
- Faroese: Ásfrið, Asta, Ásta, Astrið, Ástrið, Estrið
- Finnish: Asta, Asti, Astri, Estrid
- Icelandic: Ásfriður, Ásta, Ástfríður, Ástríður
- Norwegian: Asfrid, Asta, Astfrid, Astri, Astrine, Estrid, Åsfrid
- Swedish: Asfrid, Asrid, Assa, Assi, Assy, Asta, Astri, Atti, Ätta, Essan, Essi, Essie, Estrid, Etta, Ettan, Sassa, Åsfrid
- Hungarian: Aszti, Asztika, Asztó, Asztóka, Asztrid
Origin and meaning
The first name Astrid is derived from the Old Norse terms áss or oss (" Ase , god ") and friðr ("beauty"). Translated, this means “the divinely beautiful”.
In the Armenian language means Astrid also " Star ", u. a. related to the ancient Greek ἀστήρ astḗr , German 'star' (see also the root word “ Astro- ”), which has no connection with the Nordic name.
Name days
On August 10 is celebrated in Germany , the feast Astrid . In Sweden and Finland, on the other hand, Astrid and Estrid's name day is celebrated on November 27th . In Hungary it will take place on December 12th .
The first name Asta has its name day in Sweden on this day as well. In addition, it will be celebrated again in Germany, Sweden and Finland on July 30th, while in Norway it will be celebrated on April 13th .
Name bearers
Asta:
- Asta Baukutė (* 1967), Lithuanian actress and politician
- Asta Heiberg (1817–1904), German writer
- Asta Kubilienė (* 1964), Lithuanian doctor and politician
- Asta Nielsen (1881–1972), Danish actress
- Asta Scheib (* 1939), German writer
Astrid:
- Astrid of Belgium (* 1962), Belgian princess
- Astrid of Sweden (1905–1935), Queen of Belgium
- Astrid Andreasen (* 1948), Faroese textile artist, postage stamp designer and marine researcher
- Astrid Båhl (* 1959), Sami artist
- Astrid Benöhr (* 1957), German ultra-triathlete
- Astrid Deuber-Mankowsky (* 1957), German media and cultural theorist
- Astrid Frank (* 1944), German actress
- Astrid von Friesen (* 1953), German journalist, qualified pedagogue, psychotherapist and book author
- Astrid Frohloff (* 1962), German journalist and television presenter
- Astrid M. Fünderich (* 1963), German actress
- Astrid Gehlhoff-Claes (1928–2011), German writer and translator
- Astrid Gloria (* 1966), German cabaret artist and stage artist
- Astrid Gröpper (* 1977), German national soccer player
- Astrid Günther-Schmidt (* 1962), German graduate economist and politician
- Astrid Harzbecker (* 1965), German composer, songwriter and singer
- Astrid Höfs (* 1948), German politician (SPD)
- Astrid Kaiser (* 1948), German educationalist and professor
- Astrid Kirchherr (1938–2020), German photographer and artist
- Astrid Kohrs (* 1969), German actress
- Astrid Klug (* 1968), German politician (SPD)
- Astrid Krebsbach (1913–1995), German table tennis player
- Astrid Krombach (* 1959), German judo fighter
- Astrid Kuhlmann (* 1967), German photo model
- Astrid Kumbernuss (* 1970), German shot putter and discus thrower
- Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002), Swedish writer
- Astrid Lødemel (* 1971), Norwegian ski racer
- Astrid Maus (* 1969), German actress
- Astrid North (1973-2019), German soul singer
- Astrid Paprotta (* 1957), German writer
- Astrid Plessl (* 1984), Austrian memory athlete
- Astrid Proll (* 1947), German RAF member
- Astrid Rank (* 1969), German university professor
- Astrid Renzler (* 1969), Italian ski mountaineer
- Astrid Sandvik (* 1939), Norwegian ski racer
- Astrid Stadler (* 1959), German legal scholar
- Astrid Stadler (* 1961), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Astrid Strauss (* 1968), German swimmer
- Astrid Väring (1892–1978), Swedish writer
- Astrid Varnay (1918-2006), Swedish-American opera singer
- Astrid Vits (* 1973), German journalist and television presenter
- Astrid Vollenbruch (* 1964), German writer