Gaston

French from German

"the foreigner, the guest"

Gaston Origin and Meaning

The name Gaston is a boy's name of French origin meaning "the foreigner, the guest".

Depending on your cultural references, you may think of Phantom of the Opera author Gaston Leroux, or the macho villain of Beauty and the Beast. While he's hardly a role model (unless you too use antlers in all of your decorating), his name was likely chosen because it's a classic in France. It's been used there since the middle ages, partly in honor of the Frankish bishop St Gaston. It went out of style in France mid-century, but now it's having a revival, entering the Top 300 in 2017.

Gaston Rank in US Top 1000

# 1000 in the US

Gaston Popularity

• 1316 Nameberry 2023
• 36 Belgium 2023

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Famous People Named Gaston

• Gaston Jean Baptiste Duke of Orleans, younger brother of King Louis XIII of France
• (Pierre Paul,Henri,) Gaston Doumergue, 13th president of France
• Gaston Egmond Thorn 20th Prime Minister of Luxembourg
• Gaston Bachelard French philosopher
• Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux French novelist
• Gaston Chevrolet French,American racing driver and automaker
• Gaston Flosse president of French Polynesia and French Senator
• Gaston Alfred Green III American NFL football player
• Gaston Franco French MEP
• Djimon Gaston Hounsou Beninese actor
• Gaston Anthony Richmond (b. 1982) son of American actress Jaclyn Smith
• Dashiell Gaston Hawkins (b. 2008) son of singer Sophie B. Hawkins
• Gaston Louis Antoine Marie (b. 2009) Prince of Orleans; son of Prince Jean, Duke of Vendome; in line to the defunct French throne

Gaston in Pop Culture

• Gaston character in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast"
• Gaston ladybeetle on animated series "Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom"
• Gaston Goody mayor from British TV show "Captain Mack"
• Gaston Lachaille character in the play and movie "Gigi'
• Gaston a rabbit villager from “Animal Crossing”