"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, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 43 11 9 7 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 45 10 8 7 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 9 5 8 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 41 12 10 8 17 13 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 44 11 9 8 16 13
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname or from French, of occasional usage. Derived forms: Alphonse and Gaston, Gaston County, Gastonia
    Sense id: en-Gaston-en-name-YhwRvId5 Categories (other): English given names, English male given names
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