Astrid? My chum thinks it's chavvy.

[minouminou]

admittedly, he's in the minority (of one, as it happens), but he's being a bit strident about it.
Would have been DS' name, and now is back on the table.
It's the only girl's name i really like, apart from evangeline, but don't like the Evie-shortening.
Opinions welcome.

is that not what the famous face cream from the 80's was called?

the one in the blue pot!

Nivea?

I like.
What about Astra as an alternative?

That was Astral Cream!

Did he elaborate on why he thought it was chavvy? I'll eat my hat if he's met any chavs called Astrid.

Not chavvy. Just cold and humourless

or you could say.. adult!

and seeing as she's going to be an adult for longer than a little girl...? Poppys, bloody Rubys, Daisies, Mollies, Lulus, Pixies and the like all grow up eventually ...

It's deffo not chavvy, quite the opposite I would say.

Astrid's a beautiful name. It's on my shortlist for DC3.

How can a name be humourless? Or with humour? Unless you name your kids Groucho, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo?

Baffled.

Also slighty shirty as if and when I get knocked up again, Astrid was at the top of the list along with Greta. I already have an Ingrid. Pah!

Maybe better head off to a thread entitled "loving scandinavian/germanic names for no apparent reason"!!!

no, vinous, he couldn't explain it, despite me trying to get it out of him several times!

How can a name be humourless? Or with humour? Unless you name your kids Groucho, Harpo, Groucho and Zeppo?

Baffled.

Also slighty shirty as if and when I get knocked up again, Astrid was at the top of the list along with Greta. I already have an Ingrid. Pah!

Maybe better head off to a thread entitled "loving scandinavian/germanic names for no apparent reason"!!!

chukkypig, i'm right there with ya on that thread!
i think it's because these names sound more adult that i'm drawn to them
let's hope you get knocked up again

Oops!!!

No it's not chavvy at all over here...very very unusual, makes me think of Astrid Lindgren who wrote the 'Lotta' books (and Pippi Longstocking?)

I had it on my list for years

sadly never had a girl!

If I start a thread like that though, I have to be careful not to let DH see.

For DC1 he wanted Thor or Odin if it was a boy. You can't name a child after a god! Well OK Mohammed and Jesus are quite popular but you know what I mean.

A girl called Astrid in the UK is one thing. Little Thor marching around the playground is quite another. And imagine if he turned out to be a sensitive type!

Apologies to anyone who has just got Thor & Odin off to bed...

Oh gawd, that's brilliant...I had an ex (and nearly had a baby with him) who wanted to name it Hereward (boy) or something else very vikingish for a girl...can't remember, Oh that's going to bug me now...it was bad, really bad...

you know what - I am 19 wks pregnant with a little girl after two boys and she is going to be called Astrid

so yes, I love it!

(I am scandinavian - but not burly )

Also for me, the name Astrid relates to this vessel, which my family are quite attached to:

here

Does this help? Not very chavvy I would say. The good ship Waynetta is a small rowing boat moored off Southend.

Astrid is our top girls name and I am preg with DC2. I love it, as it sounds a bit like it means stars but doesn't actually and is a good strong girl's name - like OPs I am not a fan of soft/ flowery names for girls.

My only worry is our surname begins with so it could mean a DD called Astrid E - is that a bit too teasable??

I think I could get to like it.

as for being chavvy ... on what planet is Astrid a chavvy name?????
Nonsense!

I like it. And not chavvy! Is he confused with Heidi? (which is a perfectly nice name, but Kerry Katona named her daughter Heidi)

not chavvy.
but maybe a bit butch? (am also thinking swedish masseur when I say this)

also you'd need to be very blonde, beautiful and blue-eyed to live up to the name.
Other than that, go for it!

Could equally be ridiculously slender, willowy, pale, blonde .... a name with scope!