Sebastian

From Latin Sebastianus, name of an early and possibly legendary Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /səˈbæstʃən/

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Sebastian

1. A male given name.
   • 1599 William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene 1:

     Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.

   • 1968 Robin Maugham, The Second Window, McGraw - Hill, page 275:

     I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.

   • 2016, Nathan Hill, The Nix: A novel, Vintage (→ISBN), page 596

     “She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average. […]

• basanites, bassanite

From Latin Sebastianus.

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

• Bastian

Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

Patronymics

• son of Sebastian: Sebastiansson
• daughter of Sebastian: Sebastiansdóttir

From Latin Sebastianus.

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Sebastian

1. A male given name.

• Bastian

From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

From Latin Sebastianus.

• IPA^(key): /sɛˈba.stjan/

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Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

From Latin Sebastianus.

Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)

1. A male given name.

• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 292 males with the given name Sebastian living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.