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Help[Opinions] Astoria
You thoughts and opinions. There isn't much history on this name.
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It is pretty and it sounds like story to me, and then "a story." It also reminds me of the name Astrid.
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I just write it off as probably used by social climbers who hope that people will associate it with expensive hotels. Which is unfair, because I should logically think the same about Hilton, and I don't!
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I just write it off as probably used by social climbers who hope that people will associate it with expensive hotels
Agree. It's a little like Chanel or Tiffany that way, just less obvious because of less exposure. In the US the place name and the hotel name originally just honors wealthy JJ Astor & fam who invested.
Agree. It's a little like Chanel or Tiffany that way, just less obvious because of less exposure. In the US the place name and the hotel name originally just honors wealthy JJ Astor & fam who invested.
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I actually like Astoria, it reminds me of the really nice town Astoria in Oregon. It's where the cult classic movie The Goonies takes place and it was mostly filmed in the actual town. If I lived near the town I might not use the name Astoria but it's one of the few place names that I like.
Also there is the minor Harry Potter character Astoria Greengrass who ends up as Draco Malfoy's wife.
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Also there is the minor Harry Potter character Astoria Greengrass who ends up as Draco Malfoy's wife.
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This message was edited 11/28/2018, 3:51 AM
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My only associations with it are Waldorf Astoria hotels and Astoria Greengrass from Harry Potter.
It seems aloof and kinda materialistic because of that but sounds okay, otherwise...or like a cross between Astrid and Victoria...
If I met an Astoria, I'd probably just think it was a neat name.
It seems aloof and kinda materialistic because of that but sounds okay, otherwise...or like a cross between Astrid and Victoria...
If I met an Astoria, I'd probably just think it was a neat name.
This message was edited 11/27/2018, 9:33 PM
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It seems overly aristocratic to me. I know I have no right to say this as someone who likes the name Percival, but I think it's sort of stuffy and pretentious.
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Hi Red Robin !!!.
You are right. Being only a submitted name It can't receive comments or ratings or a popularity ranking...and it is just rarely comment by users.
Anyway...
I like Astoria.
I see it as beautiful feminine of Astor. It shares with the masculine form an aristocratic but also strong vibe. It is melodious, mythological nearly operatic.
It is a minor character of Harry Potter so it has a witchy vibe as well, a positive vibe.
Here in Italy it has never been used maybe because 'history, story' in Italian is 'Storia, storia' so Astoria would be strange.
You are right. Being only a submitted name It can't receive comments or ratings or a popularity ranking...and it is just rarely comment by users.
Anyway...
I like Astoria.
I see it as beautiful feminine of Astor. It shares with the masculine form an aristocratic but also strong vibe. It is melodious, mythological nearly operatic.
It is a minor character of Harry Potter so it has a witchy vibe as well, a positive vibe.
Here in Italy it has never been used maybe because 'history, story' in Italian is 'Storia, storia' so Astoria would be strange.
This message was edited 11/27/2018, 12:10 PM
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Astor, Astore and Astorre have been used as masculine names in Italy, though:
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astorre (in Italian)
It seems a bit odd that the possible feminine versions never caught on, because most Italian masculine names have at least one well-documented feminine version. Who knows why, but I think it's a shame! It would have been neat to at least see an Astora walk around somewhere.
https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astorre (in Italian)
It seems a bit odd that the possible feminine versions never caught on, because most Italian masculine names have at least one well-documented feminine version. Who knows why, but I think it's a shame! It would have been neat to at least see an Astora walk around somewhere.
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Hi Lucille !!!
Wow! I have never looked for an Italian form!
Astorre with double r seems too archaic to my ears but Astore (a-STAW-re according to many dictionaries) isn't so bad. I guess that people would read it A-staw-re because a similar name like Nestore (Nestor) is read NE-sto-re).
I agree with Astoria. It is not complex at All also for Italians to read and write down this name. It is not different from Victoria. I don't know why it is not spread elsewhere.
Currently are trendy names like Aiden & Jaden or Avery & Everly or Adalyn & Madelyn... Why anyone has never thought about Astoria & Victoria?
Wow! I have never looked for an Italian form!
Astorre with double r seems too archaic to my ears but Astore (a-STAW-re according to many dictionaries) isn't so bad. I guess that people would read it A-staw-re because a similar name like Nestore (Nestor) is read NE-sto-re).
I agree with Astoria. It is not complex at All also for Italians to read and write down this name. It is not different from Victoria. I don't know why it is not spread elsewhere.
Currently are trendy names like Aiden & Jaden or Avery & Everly or Adalyn & Madelyn... Why anyone has never thought about Astoria & Victoria?
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