French · Boy name
Sebastien
“venerable”
About the name Sebastien
Sebastien, properly written Sébastien, is the French form of Sebastian. It comes from the Latin Sebastianus, meaning from Sebaste, a town whose name derives from the Greek sebastos, meaning venerable. The name honors Saint Sebastian, a Roman soldier and martyr widely venerated in medieval France. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, known simply as Vauban, was the military engineer who designed fortifications along the French frontiers for Louis XIV. In modern sport, the rally driver Sébastien Loeb won a record series of world titles. Bastien is a related French short form.
- Meaning
- venerable
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- say-bahs-TYEN(3 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Sébastien
- Sebastian
- Sebastiano
- Bastien
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Middle names for Sebastien
- Sebastien Pierre
- Sebastien Louis
- Sebastien Antoine
- Sebastien James
- Sebastien Michel
Questions about Sebastien
- What does Sebastien mean?
- Sebastien is a French name meaning "venerable".
- How do you pronounce Sebastien?
- Sebastien is pronounced say-bahs-TYEN, with emphasis on the third syllable.
- What are variants of Sebastien?
- Variants of Sebastien include Sébastien, Sebastian, Sebastiano, Bastien.
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