The guest or the foreigner
Derived from the Germanic word 'gast', which means guest or stranger. It was originally a regional name for someone from Gascony, France, but evolved into a popular French given name associated with nobility.
Less common today
Gaston isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,409 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
The arrogant antagonist and hunter · Beauty and the Beast
French journalist and author of The Phantom of the Opera
Argentine professional tennis player and French Open champion
The titular accident-prone office worker · Gaston (comic strip)
French mathematician who devised the Julia set
