The story behind Sebastian
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.
Other language forms and explanations (3)
Finnish entry
From Latin Sebastianus (originally in reference to Saint Sebastian).
German entry
From Latin Sebastiānus.
Polish entry
From Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation
English; dialect unspecified: /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Australia, New-Zealand, UK: /sɪˈbæsti.ən/
- Australia, New-Zealand, variant: /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/
- Finnish: /ˈsebɑstiɑn/
- Finnish: [ˈs̠e̞bɑ̝s̠ˌtiɑ̝n]
- German; Germany: /zeˈbasti̯an/
- German: /seˈbasti̯an/
- German; Austria; Southern-Germany; Switzerland: [-b̥as-]
- Polish: /sɛˈbas.tjan/
Popularity
Sebastian ranked #9995 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Sebastian
Salomon
Borrowed from Latin Salomōn. From Latin Salomon, from Ancient Greek Σαλομών (Salomṓn), from Biblical Hebrew שְׁלֹמֹה (šĕlōmōʰ, literally “peaceful”). Learned borrowing from…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sebastián
From Latin Sebastiānus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sébastien
a male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek, equivalent to English Sebastian
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Sebastion
From Latin Sebastianus, from Greek Sebastianos.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Solomon
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Adorján
Derived from Latin Hadrianus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Sebastian
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Achille
Borrowed from Latin Achilles.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Sebastian
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abraham
Middle English Abraham English Abraham From Middle English Abraham, from Old English Abraham, from Late Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβρᾱᾱ́μ (Abrāā́m), from Hebrew…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends M
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abromas
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin Ābrahām, from Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám), from Hebrew אַבְרָהָם. Cognates include German Abraham and Russian Авраам (Avraam).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends S
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length