Asta

Short form of ASTRID.

ASTRID   female   Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, French
Modern form of ÁSTRÍÐR. This name was borne by the Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren (1907-2002), the author of 'Pippi Longstocking'.
áSTRíDR   female   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".
FULL FORMS
DANISH: Astrid
NORWEGIAN: Astrid
SWEDISH: Astrid
EQUIVALENTS
ANCIENT SCANDINAVIAN: Ásta, Ástríðr
DANISH: Asta
FRENCH: Astrid, Astride
GERMAN: Astrid
ICELANDIC: Ásta, Ástríður
NORWEGIAN: Asta
SWEDISH: Asta, Sassa