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Derived from Icelandic #ást# meaning "affection, love, devotion" and #rós# "rose". This is a modern coinage, perhaps inspired by the similar name #Ástríður# (the Icelandic form of ÁSTRÍÐR), in which the first element is a form of Old Norse #áss# "god", which in proper names becomes #Ást-# when it precedes the liquid #r# (this according to the Viking Answer Lady).