Sebastian
See also: Sebastián
English
Etymology
From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early 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
- IPA(key): /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
Audio (UK) (file) - Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an
Proper noun
Sebastian
- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
- c. 1601–1602, William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or VVhat You VVill”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act V, scene i]:
- 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, 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. […]
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Derived terms
- Bastian
- Seb
Translations
given name
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Anagrams
- basanites, bassanite
Danish
Etymology
From Latin Sebastianus.
Proper noun
Sebastian
- a male given name
Derived terms
- Bastian (diminutive)
Faroese
Proper noun
Sebastian m
- a male given name
Declension
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sebastian |
Accusative | Sebastian |
Dative | Sebastiani |
Genitive | Sebastians |
Derived terms
- Sebastiansson (son of Sebastian) (patronymic)
- Sebastiansdóttir (daughter of Sebastian) (patronymic)
- Bastian (diminutive)
German
Etymology
From Latin Sebastiānus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /zeˈbasti̯an/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an; pre-1996: Se‧ba‧sti‧an
Proper noun
Sebastian
- a male given name
Coordinate terms
- Sebastienne (feminine form)
Derived terms
- Bastian (diminutive)
Norwegian
Etymology
From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.
Proper noun
Sebastian
- a male given name
Polish
Etymology
From Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɛˈbas.tjan/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -astjan
- Syllabification: Se‧bas‧tian
Proper noun
Sebastian m
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of Sebastian
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Sebastian | Sebastianowie |
genitive | Sebastiana | Sebastianów |
dative | Sebastianowi | Sebastianom |
accusative | Sebastiana | Sebastianów |
instrumental | Sebastianem | Sebastianami |
locative | Sebastianie | Sebastianach |
vocative | Sebastianie | Sebastianowie |
Romanian
Etymology
From Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus.
Proper noun
Sebastian m (genitive/dative lui Sebastian)
- a surname
References
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin Sebastianus.
Proper noun
Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)
- 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.