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Subject: Re: waldorf astoria
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In article <5979qb$epc@news.NetVision.net.il>,
zvib@netvision.net.il (Zvi Ben-Zvi) writes:
 
>John Davies <john@redwoods.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>In article <850594415.24519@dejanews.com>, zvib@netvision.net.il writes
>>> what is the meaning of the world Waldorf,and what is it's
>>>   etymology?
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>>The Waldorf Astoria hotel was named after the family which founded it.
>>Look in any good biographical dictionary (eg Chambers) for details of
>>them. There were 3 British William Waldorfs, grandfather, father and
>>son, 1st 2nd and 3rd Viscounts Astor. They were related to John Jacob
>>Astor, US citizen, who built part of the hotel - he subsequently went
>>down with the Titanic. The first John Jacob Astor emigrated to US from
>>Germany (vai London) in 1783 and became a millionaire.
>
>>Waldorf is probably the name of a German village, but it isn't listed in
>>the index of the Times World Atlas, the biggest gazetteer I have to hand
>>at the moment, thogh two places of that name in the US are.
 
Well, perhaps you couldn't find it because of its "Americanized" (?)
spelling.  Actually it is Walldorf near Heidelberg, a rather small
town but somewhat famous for a big software company that has its
Corporate Headquarters there.
 
>>I've no idea
>>where the name Astor came from.
 
Joh(an)n Jacob Astor's ancestors were Huguenots (French Protestants) who
emigrated to Germany in the late 17th century.
 
Hope this helps,
Manfred Kiefer
 
>
>>I'm intrigued that someone should post this kind of question on the
>>Internet, when it is so easily answered by a few minutes' search in a
>>couple of standard reference books.
>
>>--
>>John Davies (john@redwoods.demon.co.uk)
>>... who knows of many better-qualified than he to speak on this.  When has that
>>ever stopped anyone posting to a.u.e?
>
>
>Hi  John,
>first of all ,thank you very much for your enlighting answer.
>But allow me please two remarks:
> - I'm not living in the UK or USA so there are not such couple of
>
>   books under my hand.
> - anyhow after reading your post I'm steal  in the darkness
>   regarding the meaning and etymology of the word waldorf.
>
>  see you
>   Zvika
>
