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Sebastian.

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/səˈbæst͡ʃən//sɪˈbæsti.ən/Australia, New-Zealand, UK/sɪˈbæs.tʃən/Australia, New-Zealand, variant
  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

  2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia.

  3. A place in the United States: A city in Indian River County, Florida.

  4. A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio.

  5. A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas.

Where this word comes from

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.

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