Astor
Gilded Age surname
Astor is a surname associated with immense wealth, from the fur-trading and real estate dynasty founded by John Jacob Astor in the early 1800s.
The Astors became synonymous with old money and high society in New York and Britain.
The name appears in place names like the Waldorf-Astoria hotel.
As a given name, Astor is rare but occasionally used.
Salad or school type
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
- tycoonDominant industrial leader
heir · heiress · mansion · philanthropy · Gilded Age · real estate · dynasty · wealth
Woman's name, French city
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- MPElected parliamentary representative
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
nobility · title · House of Commons · suffrage · Anglo-American · Waldorf · estate · landed gentry
Expensive nonessential comfort
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- grandImposing or splendid
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- ManhattanNYC's densest borough
plaza · ballroom · suite · concierge · opulence · elegance · accommodation · doorman
Woman's name, French city
- MaryCommon feminine name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- genealogyStudy of family descent
ancestry · German origin · immigration · Ellis Island · naturalization · descendants · bloodline · pedigree
NYC's densest borough
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
- streetPublic urban roadway
station · village · landmark · square · intersection · East Village · Lafayette · Broadway
Waldorf
Salad or school type
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- monopolyOne seller, no substitutes
tycoon · heir · heiress · mansion · philanthropy · Gilded Age · real estate · dynasty · wealth · magnate
Nancy
Woman's name, French city
- peerageSystem of noble ranks
- aristocratPerson of noble birth
- MPElected parliamentary representative
politics · nobility · title · House of Commons · suffrage · Anglo-American · Waldorf · estate · landed gentry · conservative
luxury
Expensive nonessential comfort
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- grandImposing or splendid
- landmarkNotable point of reference
Manhattan · plaza · ballroom · suite · concierge · opulence · elegance · accommodation · doorman · lobby
Nancy
Woman's name, French city
- MaryCommon feminine name
- family nameHereditary portion of identity
- lineageDescent from progenitors
genealogy · ancestry · German origin · immigration · Ellis Island · naturalization · descendants · bloodline · pedigree
Manhattan
NYC's densest borough
- subwayUnderground transit passage
- downtownCentral business district
- neighborhoodResidential area nearby
street · station · village · landmark · square · intersection · East Village · Lafayette · Broadway · brownstone
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
drowning · Madeleine · lifeboat · first class · victim · tragedy · 1912 · Atlantic · passenger · memorial
- Gilded AgeGilded Age, robber baron, robber barons, Carnegie, Rockefeller
- Gilded Age FiguresCarnegie, Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, J.P. Morgan, Frick
- merchantstraders, merchant, merchants, retailers, vendors
- British NobilityYork, Windsor, Cambridge, Kent, Cornwall
- DynastiesHabsburgs, Ming Dynasty, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors
- Indian VehiclesSwift, Scorpio, Safari, rickshaw, tuk-tuk
Astorself-made man
One who succeeds independently
nouveau riche · new money · rags-to-riches · parvenu · Jay Gatsby
Astorcommoner
Non-noble person
working class · ordinary people · the masses · hoi polloi · plebeian
- Waldorf AstoriaLegendary grand hotel