"Gaston" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡæstən/
Rhymes: -æstən Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gaston
  1. A surname from Old Northern French.
    Sense id: en-Gaston-en-name-l5gVd2dK Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Derived forms: Alphonse and Gaston, Gaston County, Gastonia
    Sense id: en-Gaston-en-name-YhwRvId5

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