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Astrid

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Astrid ♀ (Scandinavian) name, derived from Old Norse áss ‘god’ + fríðr ‘fair, beautiful’. It came into use in the English-speaking world during the 20th century, influenced to some extent by Queen Astrid of the Belgians (1905–35).

Short form: Asta.

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Astrid

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Astrid ♀ (Scandinavian) From Old Norse áss ‘god’ + fríðr ‘fair, beautiful’.

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Astrid

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Astrid •arid, married •Alfred • Manfred • acrid • Astrid •serried, unburied, viverrid •varied • sacred • hatred • mirid •Mildred • kindred • Wilfred • Ingrid •Winifred • hybrid •florid, forehead, horrid, torrid •storied • Mordred • putrid •hurried, unworried •unwearied • lurid • ascarid •unsalaried • liveried •Abbasid, acid, antacid, flaccid, Hasid, placid •alcid •rancid, unfancied •deuced, lucid, pellucid, Seleucid •cussed • cursed

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