Sebastian

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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/
  • (UK, Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /sɪˈbæsti.ən/
  • (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): (variant) /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an

Proper noun

Sebastian

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
    • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :
      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. []

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

  1. a male given name

Derived terms

Faroese

Proper noun

Sebastian m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Sebastian
Accusative Sebastian
Dative Sebastiani
Genitive Sebastians

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsebɑstiɑn/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑn
  • Hyphenation(key): Se‧bas‧ti‧an

Proper noun

Sebastian

  1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Sebastian (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Sebastian Sebastianit
genitive Sebastianin Sebastianien
Sebastianeiden
Sebastianeitten
partitive Sebastiania Sebastianeita
Sebastianeja
illative Sebastianiin Sebastianeihin
singular plural
nominative Sebastian Sebastianit
accusative nom. Sebastian Sebastianit
gen. Sebastianin
genitive Sebastianin Sebastianien
Sebastianeiden
Sebastianeitten
partitive Sebastiania Sebastianeita
Sebastianeja
inessive Sebastianissa Sebastianeissa
elative Sebastianista Sebastianeista
illative Sebastianiin Sebastianeihin
adessive Sebastianilla Sebastianeilla
ablative Sebastianilta Sebastianeilta
allative Sebastianille Sebastianeille
essive Sebastianina Sebastianeina
translative Sebastianiksi Sebastianeiksi
abessive Sebastianitta Sebastianeitta
instructive Sebastianein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sebastian (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Statistics

  • Sebastian is the 191st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,250 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11,620 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 5 female individuals (and as a middle name to 22 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

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

  1. a male given name

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.

Proper noun

Sebastian

  1. 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

  1. a male given name

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sebastian m (genitive/dative lui Sebastian)

  1. 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.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)

  1. 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.