Astrid

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Date	Editor	Change Summary
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
4/5/2022, 10:13 PM	Mike C	update #112
12/14/2019, 2:25 PM	Mike C	update #106
11/16/2019, 11:04 AM	Mike C	update #105
4/16/2019, 9:13 PM	Mike C	update #103
1/22/2019, 10:01 AM	Mike C	update #101
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
7/2/2017, 10:39 PM	Mike C	update #95
9/1/2013, 10:30 PM	Mike C	update #87
1/25/2013, 11:59 PM	Mike C	update #85
2/12/2007, 1:03 AM	Mike C	earliest recorded revision

Gender Feminine

Usage Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French, English

Pronounced Pron. /ˈas.strɪd/(Swedish) /ˈɑːs.tɾɪ/(Norwegian) /ˈas.tʁɪt/(German) /as.tʁid/(French) /ˈæs.tɹɪd/(English)

Meaning & History

Modern Scandinavian form of Ástríðr. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of Pippi Longstocking. It was also borne by a Swedish princess (1905-1935) who became the queen of Belgium as the wife of Leopold III.