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Sebastian

Syllables: Se·bas·ti·an/səˈbæst͡ʃən//sɪˈbæsti.ən/

Sebastian proper noun: a male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Sebastian

  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
    • Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.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...
    • I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.1968, Robin Maugham, The Second Window, McGraw - Hill, page 275
  2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia.
  3. A city in Indian River County, Florida.
  4. An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
  5. A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas.

Sebastian meaning in Persian

Sebastian in Persian

given name
سباستین sebâstiyan

Origin of 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.

Words formed from Sebastian

Questions about Sebastian

What does Sebastian mean?
Sebastian means a male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
What is Sebastian in Persian?
Sebastian in Persian is سباستین (sebâstiyan). See Sebastian meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Sebastian?
Sebastian is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Sebastian?
Sebastian is pronounced /səˈbæst͡ʃən/.

Words near Sebastian in the dictionary

  1. sebacoyl chloride
  2. Sebago
  3. Sebago Lake
  4. sebamide
  5. Sebastia
  6. Sebastian
  7. Sebastian County
  8. Sebastianism
  9. Sebastianist
  10. Sebastianists
  11. sebastid

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