Meaning
Usage
Pronunciation
Famous
Impression
Other
A female bearer is Astor Fong (Chinese: 方文). She is a Chinese singer-songwriter, recording artist and record producer from Hong Kong, she sings in English, Mandarin Chinese and Cantonese. Several of her solo albums have charted in Hong Kong and Asia. Astor gained widely acclaim for her similarity to Karen Carpenter's vocal style. Astor was dubbed the "Karen Carpenter of Asia". She is a lyric contralto with a wide vocal range that spanned about three octaves. Astor sang all of the Carpenters' songs during her concert in 2013 using the same key as Karen Carpenter which are rare in female artists in Asia. Among all other record singers in Hong Kong, Astor has recorded a lot of Broadway musical songs that has highly acclaimed in 2011. As Astor has a good track record in both English and Chinese albums, she was dubbed "Audiophile Diva" by leading audiophile magazine in 2015. Astor is also the first female celebrity columnist of "Audiophile", one of the famous audiophile magazine in Hong Kong.
Good grief! Astor is a surname and only a surname.
The surname Astor can derive from English (via Old Occitan), German, and Icelandic. See http://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Astor
To me Astor sounds a bit like Esther.
This name sounds old fashioned to me, but I like the name 'Aster' (as in the flower that means 'star') for girls.
Nice name, nice meaning... but it sounds like "ass-tor," which I couldn't deal with.
The Scandinavian/Old Norse form is Asthor, meaning AS: Old Norse for GOD and Thor: the God of war and thunder in Nordic Mythology.
I've only ever heard Astor used as a feminine name. I think it's good on both sexes, but I find it a little more feminine sounding.
There's a little girl named Astor on the show Dexter that's aired on Showtime.
John Jacob Astor was a famous millionare. I think he died when Titanic sank.
I believe that John Jacob Astor was a fur trader who founded a fort near present-day Astoria, Oregon.
John Jacob Astor was in fact a fur trader, and his great-grandson was John Jacob Astor IV, a the wealthiest man aboard the Titanic who died when it sank, like xKatiex said.
I'd never come across this name before this site, but I love it. It's a shame it's so close to Aster, which means it would probably sound feminine to most people's ears. Nonetheless, a very kingly name.
A famous bearer of the name Astor is the Argentinian composer Astor Piazolla.

Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.

Add a Comment