Astoria

Place name

Astoria Origin and Meaning

The name Astoria is a girl's name .

Long more associated with the New York Waldorf- hotel and the neighborhood in Queens than as a baby name, Astoria is finally beginning to emerge from their shadow and find favor with parents looking to move beyond Brooklyn. The name Astoria is drawn from the surname of titan of industry John Jacob Astor, theorized to mean "hawk."

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Famous People Named Astoria

  • Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti (1800
    1882), Italian Roman Catholic professed religious and the founder of the Suore di Santa Dorotea di Cemmo , an order dedicated to the educational needs of the poor in Brescia and the surrounding cities

Astoria in Pop Culture

  • Astoria Greengrass
    character in the 'Harry Potter' series; married to Draco Malfoy
  • Astoria
    Waldorf's wife on TV's The Muppet Show
  • Astoria
    Ephebian goddess of love in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
  • Astoria
    character in comic book series Cerebus the Aardvark
  • Astoria
    Queens, New York, USA
  • Astoria
    Oregon, USA (where they filmed “the goonies”)
  • "Astoria
    " song and album by band Marianas Trench
  • Astoria
    station in Budapest metro, Hungary