How would you pronounce?

[17caterpillars1mouse]

Astrid

And do you know any?

As it is written - Ass-trid. Never met or heard of one!

Isn't there only one way to pronounce it? ass-trid.

It seems to get mentioned a lot here so I suspect it's getting a bit trendier.

Ass-trid

As-trid

There used to be one at work, and met another in a playground once. Both pronounced their name the same.

Ass strid. I think. More like that than ass trid.

as-trid
in my lifetime only a couple generally older women.
lovely name choice btw. classic easy to spell.

Ass Trid.

Yes I know two, one is Dutch the other is Swedish.

Ast-rid

I don’t know anyone called Astrid. Very glamorous name!

I read in some countries it's more As-tree or ah-strid so wonderes how it was pronounced in england

I know one. It’s pronounced exactly how it’s written.

Ass-trid.

What else is there other than Arse-trid?

Oh.

Cross post but you are politer than me, OP

I know one, she’s Dutch. I think it’s lovely

Ass-trid. I quite like it

There's an American YouTube fitness instructor who pronounces it as Ah-strid but I think most people in the UK would say As-Strid

Ass-trid.

It's closer to Ahs-trid in Scandi languages. There are a couple in DH's extended family. I don't like it at all.

Two in our Primary. Ass-trid.

As pp have said, Ass-trid.

I know one, she's in her mid teens. Really lovely girl which makes me like the name. I had never heard of it until I met her.

Lovely but v popular. Used by parents who want something unusual but not too out there. Consider Elodie and Freya.

I have worked with a woman called Astrid and know someone who has called their daughter Astrid (think she is about 6 now).

@MikeUniformMike what are you talking about???

Astrid was 396th most popular name in England and Wales 2016. 114 babies were born.

Elodie was 116th most popular. 339 were born.

Freya was 19th most popular. 2079 born!!

I5 depends how you pronounce that 'i' sound, so as it is spelt in the UK but more 'Asstreed' on the continong.

What am I talking about, NameChangeDestroyer?
These names are pretty, and lots of people will like them, but they will think they are quite unusual and use them for their baby dd.
By the time the DDs go to school they will find that many other girls have the same name.
I'm not saying 'don't use them', I'm saying that the names are getting more popular, so don't be surprised if they end up in the top 50.

I like Astrid very much - it is ladylike and cute and would be fine for a princess (Hi Kate!) or someone who's more ordinary.

Ah-str-eeeed and I know several but I didn’t grow up in the UK

Ah-str-eeeed
Or, an alternative phonetic spelling for that would be:

Arse tree d