Entry № 0772 · Old Norse origin

Estrid Estrid — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

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Gender

Girl

Origin

Old Norse

Meaning

"Sveyn Forkbeard's daughter"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Medieval (Old Norse)

The meaning

A name that means "sveyn forkbeard's daughter".

Estrid combines the Old Norse áss (god) and fríðr (fair, beautiful) — "fair-as-the-gods." **Estrid Svendsdatter (c. 990-c. 1057)** was the daughter of King Sveyn Forkbeard of Denmark and sister of Cnut the Great — mother of King Sveyn II, **founder of the Danish royal dynasty that ruled into the modern era.**

Buried at Roskilde Cathedral.

Sveyn Forkbeard's daughter. Mother of Denmark's royal dynasty.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Ástríðr

Transliteration: Ástríðr
Pronunciation: / ˈɛs.trɪd /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Estrid stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Estrid · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Estrids before her.

Real people

Estrid Svendsdatter

Mother of Danish royal dynasty.

c. 990 – c. 1057

In fiction

Estrid

Featured in Norse historical fiction.

Names connected to Estrid.

Numerology

The number behind Estrid.

The Pioneer

Estrid reduces to one — the number of Danish dynasty.

Parents on Estrid

Why families chose this name.

"Sveyn's daughter. Six letters. Estrid."

Sigrid · Mother of one · Roskilde