"Gast" meaning in English

See Gast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Gasts [plural]
Etymology: * As a German surname, from Gast (“guest”) (see below). * As an Alemannic German surname, shortened from the personal Germanic names Arbogast and Gastolf (compare German Gasthof). * As a French surname, from Old French gast (“wasteland”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{der|en|gsw|-}} Alemannic German, {{der|en|gem|-}} Germanic, {{cog|de|Gasthof}} German Gasthof, {{der|en|fr|-}} French, {{der|en|fro|gast|t=wasteland}} Old French gast (“wasteland”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Gasts}} Gast (plural Gasts)
  1. A surname. Wikipedia link: Gast
    Sense id: en-Gast-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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