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Astor

Astor proper noun: a surname.

Proper noun

Astor (plural Astors)

  1. A surname.

Forms of Astor

pluralAstors

Origin of Astor

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".

Words formed from Astor

Questions about Astor

What does Astor mean?
Astor means a surname.
What part of speech is Astor?
Astor is a proper noun.

Words near Astor in the dictionary

  1. Astons
  2. astony
  3. astonying
  4. astood
  5. astoop
  6. Astor
  7. astore
  8. Astorga
  9. Astoria
  10. Astorian
  11. Astorians

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