Astrid

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 áss (a god) and fríðr (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
 * Ásta (Icelandic)
 * Ástride, Astride (Portuguese)
 * Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

Arts and culture

 * Astrid Roelants, Belgian singer
 * Astrid Allwyn (1905–1978), American actress
 * Astrid 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 S (born Astrid Smeplass, born 1996), a 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

Politics and royalty

 * Astrid Gjertsen (1928–2020), Norwegian 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 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 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), 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 Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
 * Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones
 * Astrid Holleeder (born 1965), sister to Dutch criminal Willem Holleeder and author
 * Astrid Rosing Sawyer (1874–1954), Danish-born Chicago businesswoman, translator

Fictional characters

 * Astrid Hofferson, a major protagonist in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise
 * Astrid, a Danish countess from Wallace Stegner's 1976 novel The Spectator Bird
 * Astrid, a friend of Juliette Darling's in the short-lived drama Dirty Sexy Money
 * Astrid, an assassin from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
 * Astrid, character in the television series Vikings
 * 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's fantasy film Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, a sequel to Beetlejuice (1988).
 * 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
 * Astrid Finch, a character on the TV Series The Tomorrow People
 * Astrid Larsson, a character in The Emberverse series
 * Astrid Leong, a character in the novel Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan
 * Astrid Levinson, a character on NBC's The Office
 * Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel White Oleander
 * Astrid Nielsen, lead character in French TV series Astrid et Raphaëlle (started March, 2019), played by actress Sara Mortensen
 * Astrid Peth, 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 video game.
 * Astrid Beck, a female wizard NPC played by Matthew Mercer in the web series Critical Role
 * Astrid Bjorklundson, a female education specialist from Sweden and a one-time character from the Nickelodeon animated series The Loud House as featured in the episode "Too Cool for School"
 * Astrid, a little girl character in the Adventure Time young adult animated spin-off series Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake