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Aast

/as/

proper noun/as/

a small village in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, France

Related: aastais, Aastais

From earlier Hast, of uncertain origin, with some theories including: * from a derivative of Latin hasta (“lance”), referring to a battle that took place here, or some other use of the lance as a tool. * from a combination of two personal names, Aner (compare Ancient Greek ἀνήρ (anḗr)) and Aster. * from Basque ast (“rock”), which seems unlikely given the physical terrain of the area.