Sebastian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

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

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Proper noun

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 9781101946626), 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. […]

Anagrams

• basanites, bassanite

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Proper noun

Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Proper noun

Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)

1. A male given name.

References

• 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.