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astor

/ˈæstɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.94 in modern English

Syllables
as-tor
IPA
/ˈæstɚ/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

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".

Inflected Forms

Astors (plural)

Derived Forms

Astoria

Rhymes With

master faster disaster pastor plaster headmaster castor caster blaster mcmaster grandmaster aster

Questions

How do you pronounce astor?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæstɚ/.
What does astor mean?
A surname.
Where does astor come from?
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".

How to pronounce astor

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