Gaston
\ɡas.tɔ̃\♂French boy's name
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ɡas.tɔ̃\ |
Origin and meaning
First recorded for medieval French aristocracy, of disputed origin, possibly from Germanic gast "guest". ("A man from Gascony" has also been suggested, compare Gascon.)
Where it is mostly given
- Spain
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
Around the world
- CatalanGastó
- SpanishGastón
- ItalianGastone
- PortugueseGastão
- RussianГастон, Ведаст
In literature
« Gaston se leva, se mit au piano et commença cette merveilleuse mélodie de Weber, dont la musique était ouverte sur le pupitre. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Roptat (Normandie (France)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).