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Astore has a Molise lineage, one in Salerno and one in Salento, Astori seems to be specific to Lombardy, Astorini is probably a transcription error of Astorino that is typically Calabrian, should derive from the proper name (first nickname) medieval Astore or Astorre, in turn from the homonymous bird of prey, used in ancient times for hunting, with the evident meaning of "greedy, rapacious and shrewd person". It can also derive from the profession of falconer (see Falconieri) who used the Astori for his hunting. further information provided by Daniele Todeschini Astori, a family originally from Dossena (BG) present since the Lombard era, the Family was part of the Bastazi company. of the Venice customs. The family includes illustrious figures such as: Giuseppe Celestino (1728-1777) considered one of the best poets of Bergamo of the 1700s (Belotti) and Melchiorre mentioned by D'Annunzio because in 1911 militating as a sergeant in the Italo-Turkish war in Libya he tore the green from the Arabs flag of the prophet.
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