Asta
Short form of Astrid, from Old Norse Astridr: ass "god" + fridr "beautiful", roughly "divinely beautiful".
Meaning and origin
Asta grew out of Astrid as a clipped everyday form in Sweden, Denmark and Norway, and has long since become a given name people are christened with directly rather than only a nickname for someone registered as Astrid.
How to pronounce Asta
| Swedish (Sweden) | AHS-tah /ˈasta/ |
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