Gaston

See also: gaston

English

Proper noun

Gaston

  1. A surname of Norman French origin.
  2. A male given name occasionally transferred from the surname, or borrowed from modern French.

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French

Etymology

First recorded for medieval French aristocracy, of disputed origin, possibly from Germanic gast "guest". ("A man from Gascony" has also been suggested, compare Gascon.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡas.tɔ̃/

Proper noun

Gaston

  1. A male given name.
  2. A patronymic surname.

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Gastón

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɡaston/

Proper noun

Gaston

  1. A surname from a Spanish given name.

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Gaston is the 3,522nd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 3,673 individuals.

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