Meaning and origin of Sebastian

The boy's name Sebastian \s(e)-bas-tian, seb(a)-stian\ is pronounced se-BASS-tian. It is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "revered". The original form of this name referred to those from a particular city or region of Asia minor, whose Greek name was from the Latin imperial title "Augustus". Saint Sebastian, who probably was a native of that place, was a third-century martyred centurion who became patron saint of soldiers. Shakespeare gave the name to the twin brother of Viola in "Twelfth Night". British use since the 1940s may have been influenced by a character in Evelyn Waugh's popular "Brideshead Revisited". Sebastien is popular in France. Track star Sebastian Coe.

Sebastian has 8 variant forms: Bastian, Bastien, Sabastian, Seb, Sebastiano, Sebastien, Sebestyen and Sebo.



Sebastian is a common male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Sebastian

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Revered.


Origin: Latin

Meaning: Venerable; revered. The twin brother of Viola in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. A third-century martyred centurion who became St. Sebastian patron saint of soldiers.


Origin: Shakespearean

Meaning: 'Twelfth Night', also called 'What You Will' Brother of Viola. 'The Tempest' Sebastian, brother to Alonso.
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Origin and meaning of Sebastian

Sebastian
Latin
Male
revered one
1 - Sebastian (Latin boy name)
revered one
2 - Sebastiana (Italian girl name)
Revered
3 - Sebastianne (Latin girl name)
revered one
4 - Sebastiano (Italian boy name)
Revered
5 - Sebastianus (Latin boy name)
Of Sebastia
Meaning&Origin
Sebastian is a Latin boys name.
The meaning of the name is `revered one `.
Where is it used?
The name Sebastian is mainly used in English and in German.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Sevastian (In Russian)
Sebestyen (In Hungarian)
Seppo (In Finnish)
If it's too long people might use
In German, English and in Dutch: Bastian
Statistics
The name Sebastian was given to 4977 babies in the USA in 2004. Sebastian was the number 147 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4463 babies making it the number 96 name that year.
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