Danish: Beautiful goddess Norse: Divine strength; Popular since the Viking age, this name was borne by Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author of Pippi Longstocking. Bullying is unfortunately always present and it does not matter what you name a child, if a kid wants to find a way to make fun of it they will. I really don't find the American pronunciation flattering at all...There's an episode in "The Office" where a woman has a baby and names her Astrid, they end up pronouncing it Ass-turd.I think of this name as short, simple, and beautifully warrior-like.There was a joke in The Office about Michael naming his daughter Astrid but mistakenly thinking it was "Astird" aka "Ass Turd." Enjoy your beautiful, rare name, Astrids are cool and unique!I'm Astrid also, and many people have called me Strid!I'm Astrid. And it's even strangely popular in Latin America, for whatever reason...which is handy because we are both fluent in Spanish!I like the meaning of the name. :)My nickname is trid because my name is Astrid not Assie......We pronounce it AST-rid. I'm in Australia and as someone mentioned we pronounce "ass" as "arse" so it's really not an issue here.I really like this name. It reminds me of the universe and astronomy, which thoroughly contributes to my adoration for Astrid. That's always what I think of when I see this name, which is a shame because it is pretty.Oh! I don't think I could ever get behind this name.In Britain it is standardly pronounced "as-TRID". Just go by Triddy if it gets to be too much. Too bad that's not how it's pronounced in America.
I actually really like that.The American pronunciation does sound like Ass rid, but in Scandinavia they pronounce it As-tri with a silent d. Just a thought! I dont know why, but it remindes of asteroids, which I think is cool :)what about Asa? Once you lose the Dexter reference (didn't much care for that character).
That's better than putting it on an innocent kid that has no choice in the matter.You are making it a bigger deal than it is, let's not exaggerate. It looks as beautiful as it sounds. I didn't love the how to train you dragon character, though.Astrid is a fantastic name with an equally wonderful meaning. I live in America. Because while my favourite girl name, "Gur-trude", is commonly criticised for being thick, and cumbersome, and unattractive, "Ass-trid" is commonly praised for being light, and beautiful, and charming.
I do not judge any opininos (i spelt that wrong too) I am only a 9 year old girl with the name Astrid. Astrid is derived from the name Ástríðr, which is made up of the Old Norse elements that mean “god” and “beautiful.”. Derived from Germanic compounds meaning divine strength, or divine beauty. Astrid Lindgren is such a great namesake too.Oh, that's pretty, I didn't know that. Really needs a comeback!
However, your typical English pronunciation is how I hear the name uttered most and, I have to say, "ASS-trid" is not at all appealing. Trixi? Can't stop hearing it now. Trudi? I think it's beautiful.I just suggested this name to my sister-in-law. Related names include Asta, a diminutive used throughout Scandinavia, and Astride, the French form. It certainly sounds lovely saying it out loud as "Ah-strie" but it isn't very intuitive for me to do so. It's not clunky like many of her cousins, so I can see this name becoming more popular.I love this name, but I'm not loving how similar it may sound to the word "ostrich" :(Nameberry is a registered trademark of Nameberry, LLC. I also feel like it's a name a Space Princess would have.I remember hating my name as a child (Kathryn) and guess what, I still hate it! But that doesn't make it a horrible name or that any other parent should necessarily avoid it if they like the name (though I do recommend going with Katherine for ease of spelling based on personal experience). But I love it enough, I can overlook this reference.Yes, in Norway it's pronounced "ah-stree".