Greek · Boy name
Sebastian
“venerable”
About the name Sebastian
Sebastian comes from the Latin Sebastianus, meaning from Sebaste, the name of towns in Asia Minor. Sebaste itself derives from the Greek sebastos, meaning venerable, the Greek equivalent of the Roman imperial title Augustus. Saint Sebastian was a Roman soldier martyred under Diocletian; Renaissance painters often showed him bound to a post and pierced by arrows. The composer Johann Sebastian Bach is the best-known bearer. In Shakespeare’s plays, Sebastian appears as Viola’s twin brother in Twelfth Night, and in Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited, Sebastian Flyte is a central character.
- Meaning
- venerable
- Origin
- Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- seh-BAS-tee-an(4 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Sebastián
- Sébastien
- Sebastiano
- Bastian
- Sebastjan
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Middle names for Sebastian
- Sebastian James
- Sebastian Alexander
- Sebastian Thomas
- Sebastian Henry
- Sebastian Edward
Questions about Sebastian
- What does Sebastian mean?
- Sebastian is a Greek name meaning "venerable".
- How do you pronounce Sebastian?
- Sebastian is pronounced seh-BAS-tee-an, with emphasis on the second syllable.
- What are variants of Sebastian?
- Variants of Sebastian include Sebastián, Sébastien, Sebastiano, Bastian, Sebastjan.
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