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I have been in love with the name Asta for a girl for a while now, but felt it needed to be a nickname, rather than a full name. Then today I stumbled across the name Astoria and I am even more in love now! I think Astoria is one of the prettiest names I have seen and it has such great nickname potential (Asta, Astor, Astra, Story, etc.). What are your opinions on the name Astoria? I also think I like Astoria Marie as a full name (Marie is my middle name and also a family name) or possibly Astoria Blythe.
Thanks! :)
Thanks! :)
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I like it. Astoria Blythe is a beautiful combo, very cheerful and airy sounding - and I don't even normally like Blythe. Marie is a bit too filler for me but ok since it's a family name.... Astoria Blythe Marie would be pretty too :) Or Astoria Marie Blythe, depending on how each flow with the surname
I much prefer Astoria to similar "As-" names because the "ass" sound isn't the one that's emphasised. I like the idea of Astoria nn Story or Tori but Astoria nn Asta works great too if that's what you're shooting for.
I much prefer Astoria to similar "As-" names because the "ass" sound isn't the one that's emphasised. I like the idea of Astoria nn Story or Tori but Astoria nn Asta works great too if that's what you're shooting for.
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I like Asta too - came across it in Roald Dahl's autobiography, I think it was the name of one of his sisters, so presumably short for Astrid.
Astoria does have quite a nice sound, but I've only ever seen it as a name for buildings and businesses, which would put me off using it. Your combos do work well with it, though.
Astoria does have quite a nice sound, but I've only ever seen it as a name for buildings and businesses, which would put me off using it. Your combos do work well with it, though.
This message was edited 7/10/2012, 1:23 AM
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Agree with Waldorf Astoria comments, it was once a great hotel but it's sort of run down or past it's heyday. My husband likes Asta even though it's the name of the dog in the Thin Man movies but I doubt anyone would know that.
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It reminds me of a charming little town: Astoria, OR. For me it had a lovely connotation.
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Waldorf Astoria
It's a hotel. If I heard of a person being named Astoria I would think "Wow, sounds like a bad YA novel where somebody is named after the hotel where they were conceived or born."
It's a hotel. If I heard of a person being named Astoria I would think "Wow, sounds like a bad YA novel where somebody is named after the hotel where they were conceived or born."
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Welcome to The Waldorf Astoria.
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Almost everyone with any familiarity with Astoria will associate it with Astoria, Queens...the neighborhood you live in if you can't afford to live in Manhattan.
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