Astrid
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Astrid

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

Variants

  • Assan (diminutive) (Swedish)
  • Asta (diminutive) (Swedish, Norwegian, Danish. Estonian)
  • Astrid (Swedish, Dutch, Danish, German, Norwegian, Estonian, French, Spanish)
  • Astride (French)
  • Ástríður (Icelandic)
  • Ásta (Icelandic)
  • Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

People

Arts and culture

Politics and royalty

Science

  • Astrid Cleve (1875–1968), Swedish botanist, chemist, geologist, and researcher
  • Astrid Linder, Swedish researcher in motor vehicle safety

Sports

Other

  • Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
  • Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones

Fictional characters

  • 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, a character from the video game Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
  • Astrid, an assassin from the video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
  • Astrid, a minor character in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
  • Astrid, character in the television series Vikings
  • Astrid Bromure, main character from the Belgian comics series of the same name, by Fabrice Parme
  • Astrid Ellison, a female protagonist in the Gone series by Michael Grant
  • Astrid Farnsworth, a character in the TV 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 Hofferson, a character in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise
  • Astrid Magnussen, troubled teenage protagonist of the novel White Oleander
  • 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 Zexis, A character from the game series Atelier Rorona, Atelier Totori, and Atelier Meruru

Astrid, an alternate protagonist in The Long Dark video game.