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Astrid
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Astrið
English
Etymology
Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (en sv -, en no -, en da -) sv Astrid since the 19th century.
Pronunciation
en /ˈæstɹɪd/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Back ache-Astrid.wav
Proper noun
en female Germanic languages.
en 2005 w:Ali Smith The Accidental 31 Penguin 2006 9780141010397 Astrid, the person is saying. Astrum, astralis. How does it feel to have such a starry name?
Translations
female given name
Latvian: lv Astrīda f
Portuguese: pt Astride f
Anagrams
en adirst TARDIS Tardis iTards tardis triads
Danish
Etymology
From da non Ástríðr, from non áss god + non fríðr beautiful, originally beloved.
Proper noun
da female Old Norse
Usage notes
Used in Denmark since the Middle Ages.
Related terms
da Asta
Dutch
nl:+ (voornaam)
Etymology
Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (nl sv -, nl no -, nl da -) sv Astrid.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈɑ.strɪt/
nl Nl-Astrid.ogg
Proper noun
f
nl female
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female of et non - origin
Related terms
et Asta
French
Etymology
Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (fr sv -, fr no -, fr da -) sv Astrid.
Pronunciation
Astride
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Astrid.wav France
Proper noun
f
fr female
Usage notes
Popular in France in the latter half of the 20th century.
German
de:
Etymology
Borrowed from modern Scandinavian (de sv -, de no -, de da -) sv Astrid.
Pronunciation
de De-Astrid.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Related terms
de Estrid
Icelandic
Proper noun
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is female
Declension
f
Norwegian Nynorsk
nn:
Alternative forms
nn Åstrid Æstrid
nn Astri pronunciation spelling
nn Asti Asti[d] dialectal
Etymology
From nn non Astríðr, non Ástríðr, from earlier non Ásríðr, a variant of non Ásfríðr, from nn gmq-pro *ᚨᚾᛊᚢᚠᚱᛁᚦᛁᛃᛟᛉ, from nn gem-pro *ansuz god + gem-pro *frīdaz beautiful, equivalent to nn ås frid. nn Åsfrid.
It has also been claimed to come from non ást love, whence also modern nn åst, but this is likely a reinterpretation.nn 2007 Lena Peterson Nordiskt runnamnslexikon 33 Institutet för språk och folkminnen Uppsala https://www.isof.se/lar-dig-mer/publikationer/publikationer/2007-01-01-nordiskt-runnamnslexikon 978-91-7229-040-2
Cognates include with fo Astríð, fo Ástríð and is Ástríður.
Pronunciation
nn /²astrɪ/
Proper noun
f
nn female Old Norse
nn 1900 Jonas Vellesen Norigs soga aat folkeskulen History of Norway for Public School 2nd F. Beyers forlag Bergen Daa Trygve var drepen flydde Astrid, kona hans, ut på ein holm i eit vatn. Der fekk ho ein son, som ho kalla Olav. When Tryggve was killed, Astrid, his wife, fled to an islet in a lake. There, she got a son, which she called Olaf.
Usage notes
Used in Norway since the Middle Ages. A royal name.
Related terms
nn Åsta, nn Asta
References
Astrid 420
m 16 296 1930s 21st January 2023
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
f sh indeclinable
sh female
Further reading
Swedish
sv:
Etymology
sv gmq-osw Astrīþ, from Runic Swedish gmq-osw Asfriþ, from sv non Ástríðr. Occurs in Norse mythology, revived in Sweden in 1820.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Astrid.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female
sv 2014 w:sv:Ingrid Hedström Bortfall Alfabeta 978-91-501-1644-1 274 Och vem är din charmanta väninna? Ah, Astrid, ett gammalt vackert nordiskt namn... And who is your charming friend? Ah, Astrid, an old and beautiful Nordic name...
Related terms
sv Asta
sv Estrid
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 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.
Anagrams
sv adirst drista strida