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[Opinions] Astrid
I like Scandinavian names, and this one is growing on me. I've had people tell me it sounds geeky, but I beg to differ; I think it sounds smart, strong, and sassy. What do you guys think?
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I think it's lovely :-)
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I like it too.
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I love Astrid. It's a little geeky, but in a good way.
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I like it. I know an Astrid and she's very cool, so good assciaations here.
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I like Astrid. It does sound strong, and kinda aristocratic to me. Better than Ingrid.
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I love it!
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It's been growing on me lately. I'd only use it as a MN personally, because of what it might be shortened too.
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I like it. I don't think it sounds 'geeky' at all, it sounds cool.
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I posted on this a couple of weeks agoI happen to love the name. There were some more responses to my post; if you go into the archives you can find it. I asked about both Astrid and Ingrid.
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It's lovely. Queen Astrid of Belgium was renowned for her beauty and elegance. I'm surprised the name is not more popular.
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I like it. Makes me think of Astrid Lindberg. It is quite popular here (I'm from Sweden) which I think is sad but at the same time, that means that many people don't see it as geeky. ;)
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I thought of Astrid Lindberg, too.I never read "Pippi Longstocking", but that was one of the first things that popped into my head when I heard the name. It's not as popular in the U.S.; in fact, I don't think I've ever met an Astrid in my life.
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It doesn't really makes me think of "Pippi Longstocking" (huh, it looks wierd! IN swedish we call her "Pippi Långstrumpa" so I'm used to that =P) but I think of Astrid in general since she written so many books that I loved as a child. To me it sounds like scandinavian names becomes more and more popular in the US! Like Freya/Freja, Sören, Björn, Ingrid, Siri, Astrid, Kjell, Torsten, Kai...
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