Sebastian.
Gender: Male
Pronunciation: SEE-BAS-TEE-UN.
Meaning: 'Revered'
Origin: Greek
The name Sebastian is of Greek origin and is a very sophisticated name. The meaning of the name Sebastian is 'Revered', which means; 'to treat someone with admiring respect: to regard someone with admiration and respect. The name Sebastian has been in use in Britain since the 1940's. Sebastien (A variant of Sebastian) is also quite popular in France. Sebastian is a popular name given rated #667 in the US and Canada out of 1220 baby boy names. The name Sebastian may be influenced by a french muscian named SebastiAN, also Christians may be inspired to name their son Sebastian because of the Christian saint; Saint Sebastian. Other people who name their sons Sebastian may have been influenced to after the Indian film director and actor: Sebastian Seeman. Sebastian is also the name of a character in the well known disney film 'The Little Mermaid', this puts people off the name Sebastian as it reminds them of the character and some people don't like names that are after film characters or famous people. The name Sebastian is also a place name in Texas, US, this too puts many people of the name Sebastian as some people don't like place names on babies and children as they find it strange or tacky.
Other variations of the name Sebastian include:
- Bastian
- Bastien
- Sabastian
- Sebastiano
- Sebastien
- Sebastyen
Nicknames for the name Sebastian include:
- Seb
- Sebby
- Sebo
- Sebsy
- Bas
- Assa
Middle names that go well with the name Sebastian:
- Sebastian Cole
- Sebastian James
- Sebastian Joel
- Sebastian Thomas
Overall my personal opinion on the name Sebastian is as I see it, a wonderful, under used baby name. I see it as being classy and cute and not too common. I beleive that it is a strong, masculine name with Christian links. I think that a child named Sebastian will be seen as sophisticated and not frowned upon for having what many people say a 'tacky, un-employable' name. My rating for the name Sebastian is a strong seven out of ten.
Quite a nice post! I am glad to know that the name Sebastian is from Greek origin. You can take a look at more Greek name ideas at http://www.babynology.com/greek_babynames.html. I had also picked up my kid’s name from this site.
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