Talk:Astoria

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That's quite a long list of the different versions of the naem Astoria, but none seem to explain the etymology of the name. Who can? --Thus Spake Anittas 22:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

there is an ancient region in Spain called Asturias, which means "Land of Astures". The astures can be found in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astur —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.183.219.34 (talk) 13:14, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] edgar allen poe

Astoria is also the name of an edgar allen poe short story. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.195.36.133 (talk) 20:04, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] etymology

The city of Astoria, Oregon was named after John Jacob Astor —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.195.36.133 (talk) 20:09, 30 October 2007 (UTC)