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)

• 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)

• Astrud (Brazilian Portuguese)

• Ásta (Icelandic)

• Ástride, Astride (Portuguese)

• Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

Notable people

Arts and culture

• Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer known professionally as Ameerah

• Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress

• Àstrid Bergès-Frisbey, 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 (1940–2023), Brazilian singer

• Astrid Holm (1893–1961), Danish stage and film actress

• Astrid Jorgensen, New Zealand-Australian vocalist, conductor and composer

• Astrid Kannel (born 1967), Estonian television journalist

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

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

• Astrid Lepa (1924–2015), Estonian actress and director

• Astrid Noack (1888–1957), Danish sculptor

• Astrid North (1973–2019), German soul singer

• Astrid Reinla (1948–1995), Estonian writer

• Astrid Roemer (1947–2026), Surinamese-Dutch writer and teacher

• Astrid S (born Astrid Smeplass in 1996), Norwegian singer and songwriter

• Astrid Sartiasari (born 1982), Indonesian singer

• Astrid Varnay (1918–2006), Swedish-born operatic soprano

• Astrid Villaume (1923–1995), Danish actress

• Astrid Williamson, Scottish musician

• Astrid Zydower (1930–2005), British sculptor

Politics and Royalty

• Astrid Eiriksdotter (born c. 925), consort of Tryggve Olafsson

• Astrid Gjertsen (1928–2020), Norwegian politician

• Astrid Hanzalek (1928–2019), American politician

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

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

• Astrid Lulling (born 1929), Luxembourg politician and Member of the European Parliament

• Astrid Njalsdotter (died 1060), Swedish queen, consort of King Edmund the Old

• Astrid Olofsdotter (died 1035), Queen Consort of King Olav II of Norway

• Astrid Schramm (born 1956), German politician

• Astrid Thors (born 1957), Finnish politician

• Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (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 (born 1957), German physicist

• Astrid Brousselle, Canadian professor of evaluation theories in healthcare economics

• Astrid Cleve (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 (born 1983), French fencer

• Astrid Kumbernuss (born 1970), champion German shot putter and discus thrower

• Astrid Lødemel (born 1971), Norwegian alpine skier

• Astrid Sandvik (born 1939), Norwegian skier

• Astrid Strauss (born 1968), 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 Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer

• Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Australian activist

• (born 1965), sister to Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder and author

• Astrid Rosing Sawyer (1874–1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

Fictional characters

• Astrid, a Danish countess in Wallace Stegner's 1976 novel The Spectator Bird

• Astrid, a minor character in Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake

• Astrid, a shield-maiden in the TV series Vikings

• Astrid, a skywing elf in the animated TV series The Dragon Prince

• Astrid, an assassin in the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

• Astrid, Juliet Darling's best friend in the drama TV series Dirty Sexy Money

• Astrid Beck, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series Critical Role

• Astrid Bjorklundson, a minor character in the animated TV series The Loud House

• Astrid Bloom, an antagonist in Emma Frost's comic book series by Marvel Comics

• Astrid Deetz, a character in the Tim Burton's fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to Beetlejuice (1988)

• Astrid Ellison, a protagonist in the Gone book series by Michael Grant

• Astrid Everdeen (née March), mother of The Hunger Games protagonist, Katniss Everdeen

• Astrid Farnsworth, a protagonist in the sci-fi TV series Fringe

• Astrid Ferrier, the protagonist in the 1967–1968 Doctor Who serial The Enemy of the World

• Astrid Finch, a character in the TV series The Tomorrow People

• Dr. Astrid Greenwood, a protagonist in the video game The Long Dark

• Astrid Hofferson, a protagonist in the How to Train Your Dragon film series

• Astrid Kar, Xenon's mother in Kenneth Johnson's 1999 sci-fi film Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film) and its sequels, Zenon: The Zequel and Zenon: Z3

• Astrid Larsson, a character in S.M. Stirling's The Emberverse series

• Astrid Leong, a protagonist in Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel Crazy Rich Asians

• Astrid Levinson, a minor character on NBC's The Office

• Astrid Magnussen, the troubled teen protagonist of Janet Fitch's 1999 novel White Oleander

• Astrid Nielsen, a protagonist in the French TV series Astrid et Raphaëlle played by actress Sara Mortensen

• Astrid O'Hara, a minor character in the Australian sitcom Ja'mie: Private School Girl

• Astrid Peth, the companion in the 2007 Christmas special Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)

• Astrid Thomas, a Tremere vampire in the trading card game Vampire: The Eternal Struggle

• Astrid Weissman, sister-in-law to Midge Maisel in the TV series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

• Astrid Zexis, an alchemist in Atelier (video game series)

See also

• Astrid (disambiguation)

• Astrud

• Estrid, 11th-century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones

References