"Astor" meaning in All languages combined

See Astor on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Forms: Astors [plural]
Etymology: Name of John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), born in Walldorf, near Heidelsberg, in the Electoral Palatinate. Astor was the descendant of Savoyard Waldensians who had fled to Germany in the preceding century. Likely from the Occitan astur "hawk". Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Astors}} Astor (plural Astors)
  1. A surname. Derived forms: Astoria
    Sense id: en-Astor-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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