Who was Kylie really (Doctor Who)

[NewDazzler]

Since the name "Astrid Peth" was so obviously an anagram, what do Answerbankers think the secret behind her name actually is ?

[T&S]

Strip Death?

[Gromit]

Astrid is obviously TARDIS. Peth is welsh for 'thing'.

[asteroid99]

Astrid is a real name - it's mine! I never realised it was an anogram of Tardis before. Maybe my parents are more into Doctor Who than I thought!!!

[flipnflap]

peth stands for people enjoy those hotpants

[Gromit]

asteroid99

Maybe you felt a lot bigger on the inside than when you arrived on the outside?

[Octavius]

Actually, Astrid (as I am sure Astrid above knows) is a name of North Germanic origin. It comes from Old Norse meaning �Divine Beauty�.

If you assume that the �peth� does indeed refer to the Welsh �object� then you could simply deduce that it might mean � object of divine beauty. Or alternatively the Elvish word pleth meaning 'maiden', and in Sanskrit or somesuch lingo meaning 'hill'.

This all could of course be bunkum, and it is indeed an anagram involving Tardis, but who knows what the writers were thinking of. Is Kylie generally considered by them to be a divine beauty?

[tonymclark]

I think you are reading too much into it, NewDazzler. Yes Astrid is an anagram of Tardis, but as the others have pointed out, it is also a name.
The name Astrid has been used for a character in Doctor Who before ( in 1967 )...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episode guide/enemyofworld/detail.shtml#cast

Torchwood is an anagram of Doctor Who, but that is only because tapes of the new series were being sent from Cardiff to London, and the production office didn't want anybody intercepting their tapes if labelled "Doctor Who".
Russell T thought Torchwood was a good name for a series he had in mind for some time.

[NewDazzler]

I am aware that Astrid is a genuine name, I know an Astrid, but the whole name just screamed "ANAGRAM" to me when I first saw it witten down. My first anagram came out as "That Spider" so I guessed she may have something to do with the Racnoss from a previous Christmas special, but it looks like I was wrong there. I have read a few of the theories now, including the TARDIS peth (part or thing) and the fact that she dissolved into a golden sparkle, similar to the heart of the TARDIS in colour and effect (I thought) may have some legs.

I loved flipnflap's off the wall one, thanks. Also the knowledgeable Octavius has made a good point. Thank you all for your replies.