Gaston

See also: gaston and Gastón

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡæstən/
• Rhymes: -æstən

Proper noun

Gaston

1. A surname from Old Northern French.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage.

Derived terms

• Alphonse and Gaston
• Gaston County
• Gastonia

Anagrams

• Gatson, Sontag, Tsonga, sontag, tags on, tangos, tongas

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 m

1. a male given name
2. a surname originating as a patronymic

Anagrams

• gâtons

Tagalog

Etymology

From Spanish Gastón.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ɡasˈton/, [ɡɐsˈton]
• Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: Gas‧ton

Proper noun

Gastón (Baybayin spelling ᜄᜐ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a male given name from Spanish, of uncommon usage
2. a surname from Spanish from a Spanish given name

Statistics

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