# 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 (Brazilian Portuguese)
* Ásta (Icelandic)
* Ástride, Astride (Portuguese)
* Sassa (diminutive) (Swedish)

## People
### 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 Schramm (born 1956), German politician
* 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 Brousselle, Canadian professor of evaluation theories in healthcare economics
* Astrid Medina (born 1977), Colombian coffee producer
* Astrid Perry-Indermaur, Australian activist
* Estrid, 11th century Swedish woman whose saga is immortalized on six or seven runestones
* Astrid Holleeder [nl] (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 Bloom, a antagonist in Emma Frost's comic series by Marvel Comics
* 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
* Astrid, a member of the Night Bureau's Berlin division in Lego Dreamzzz.