Astrid
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Astrid is a given name of North Germanic origin. It comes from Old Norse Ásfríðr (Divine Beauty), from áss (god) + fríðr (beautiful).
Two members of the Belgian royal family have been named Astrid. They include:
- Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905-1935), wife of King Léopold III, former princess of Sweden.
- Princess Astrid of Belgium (1962 - ), daughter of King Albert II
One member of the Norwegian Royal Family has been named Astrid:
- Princess Astrid of Norway (1932 - ), sister to King Harald, married to Johan Martin Ferner in 1961.
Other Astrids include:
- Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author
- Astrid Kirchherr, German photographer and artist
- Astrid Strauß, East German swimmer
- Astrid Williamson, Scottish musician
- Asteroid 1128 Astrid, namesake of the Astrid family of asteroids.
- Astrid (band) a disbanded music group from the Isle of Lewis.
- Astrid Award is a group of six categories of awards in communication arts and sciences.
- Astrid-1 and 2 were two scientific microsatellites developed by Swedish Space Corporation
From Video Games:
- Astrid a kangaroo from Animal Crossing (see List of Animal Crossing characters)
- A character from Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance
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