Sebastian name - Meaning of Sebastian
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 9
- Usage
- German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Finnish, Romanian, Latin
- Pronounced
- ze-BAHS-tee-ahn (German) , sə-BAS-chən (English) , se-BAHS-tyahn (Polish)
- Sebastian Meaning
- From the Latin name Sebastianus which meant "from Sebaste". Sebaste was the name a town in Asia Minor, its name deriving from Greek σεβαστος (sebastos) "venerable" (a translation of Latin Augustus, the title of the Roman emperors). Saint Sebastian was a 3rd-century Roman soldier martyred by arrows after it was discovered he was a Christian. Due to the saint's popularity, the name came into general use in medieval Europe, especially in Spain and France. It was also borne by a 16th-century king of Portugal who died in a crusade against Morocco. Sebastian is derived from the Latin name "Sebastianus", itself a locational name for people who come from Sebastos, in Greece. The place name Sebastos itself means "revered".
Sebastian Related Names
Diminutives: Bastian (German), Sepi, Seppo (Finnish)
Other Languages: Sebastijan (Croatian), Sebastiaan, Bas, Bastiaan (Dutch), Sébastien, Bastien (French), Sebestyén (Hungarian), Sebastiano (Italian), Sebastianus (Late Roman), Sebastião (Portuguese), Sevastian, Sevastyan (Russian), Sebastijan, Sebastjan, Boštjan (Slovene), Sebastián (Spanish)
Sebastian Celebrities
Sebastian Brant - author, Sebastian Cabot - actor, Sebastian Junger - author, Sebastian Roche - actor, Sebastian Spence - actor, Sebastian Stan - actor, Sebastian Eguren - soccer player, Sebastian Telfair - basketball player,
