[Opinions] WDYT of Astrid?
What do you think of the name Astrid? It's apparently my husband's favorite girl's name.
I personally have extra love for names with a good nn, what do you think of these nn's for Astrid; Aster, Star, or Daisy? Can you think of any other nn's for Astrid?
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Favorite Names:
Aurora, Hazel, Josephine, Vivian, Fiona, Delphina, Dorothea, Althea, Artemis, Sabrina, Frida, Maeve, Luna, Iris, Clara, Aveline, Matilda, Marguerite
Ciaran, Rowan, Brendan, Malcolm, Felix, Robin, Julian, Tristan, Magnus, Arthur, Adrian, Cedar, Cedric, Xavier, Connor, Silas, Gavin
I personally have extra love for names with a good nn, what do you think of these nn's for Astrid; Aster, Star, or Daisy? Can you think of any other nn's for Astrid?
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Favorite Names:
Aurora, Hazel, Josephine, Vivian, Fiona, Delphina, Dorothea, Althea, Artemis, Sabrina, Frida, Maeve, Luna, Iris, Clara, Aveline, Matilda, Marguerite
Ciaran, Rowan, Brendan, Malcolm, Felix, Robin, Julian, Tristan, Magnus, Arthur, Adrian, Cedar, Cedric, Xavier, Connor, Silas, Gavin
This message was edited 5/2/2018, 2:26 AM
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Dita does work, I don't care for it much but I do like Astri. For some reason I didn't think of Astri/ Astrie, I had only thought of Astie which I didn't like.
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We had a conversation about all of those names when he mentioned liking Astrid.
I also prefer Sigrid to Astrid. He told me that he likes Sigrid but not as much as Astrid and he dislikes Ingrid. He also mentioned liking the name Moira a lot, he told me he likes a lot of Irish, Scottish, and Nordic names.
I know of my favorite names he likes Frida/ Frieda, Fiona, and Iris.
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I also prefer Sigrid to Astrid. He told me that he likes Sigrid but not as much as Astrid and he dislikes Ingrid. He also mentioned liking the name Moira a lot, he told me he likes a lot of Irish, Scottish, and Nordic names.
I know of my favorite names he likes Frida/ Frieda, Fiona, and Iris.
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Yeah the ass aspect was why I used to dislike this name but now I think I feel somewhere between ambivalent and liking it. Astrid is so different sounding than most names that I am used to hearing in my life. Sure I've met one and seen a few in TV shows but it still doesn't feel very familiar.
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This message was edited 5/2/2018, 6:15 AM
How did you come by Daisy as a nn? I figured it had to do with the meaning but that doesn't seem to apply.
Aster means star but Asteraceae is also the latin name for the daisy/ aster family of flowers because daisies look like little suns/ stars. Aster and daisy are interchangeable words/ synonyms for the same variety of flower. So Aster is a possible nn for Astrid and Daisy or Star are derived from Aster.
I also thought it was interesting that except for the y in Daisy all the letters in the name Daisy are found in the name Astrid. Same for Star, all thr letters can be found in Astrid. Using Daisy or Star as a nn though would be a bit of a stretch since they are really nn's for Aster.
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I also thought it was interesting that except for the y in Daisy all the letters in the name Daisy are found in the name Astrid. Same for Star, all thr letters can be found in Astrid. Using Daisy or Star as a nn though would be a bit of a stretch since they are really nn's for Aster.
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This message was edited 5/2/2018, 5:08 AM
The first time I heard this name was in a modern dubbed version of Heidi. Clara and Heidi decide to name the new foal Astrid. While I don't love the name I think it is a good choice. Aster is my least favorite nn because I think of Astor the American aristocrat from the early 20th century and it sounds masculine. I feel like Terri (or any spelling of this) would also work as a nn for some reason.
Thanks for the suggestion. I'm not a fan of Terri but Trudy kind of works and I like that more. Tridy makes more sense but I don't like it. I feel Astrid definitely doesn't easily lend itself to nn's. As EMB mentioned Asta works, Astra would also work which I like even more.
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This message was edited 5/2/2018, 6:06 AM