Sebastian

== 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/ Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an === Proper noun === Sebastian A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === bassanite, sabatines, basanites == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastianus. === Proper noun === Sebastian a male given name ==== Derived terms ==== Bastian (diminutive) == Faroese == === Proper noun === Sebastian m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Sebastian's son: Sebastiansson Sebastian's daughter: Sebastiansdóttir ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bastian (diminutive) == Finnish == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastianus (originally in reference to Saint Sebastian). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsebɑstiɑn/, [ˈs̠e̞bɑ̝s̠ˌtiɑ̝n] Rhymes: -iɑn Syllabification(key): Se‧bas‧ti‧an Hyphenation(key): Se‧bas‧ti‧an === Proper noun === Sebastian a male given name ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Sebastian is the 182nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,433 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11,918 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 6 female individuals (and as a middle name to 24 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === == German == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastiānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /zeˈbasti̯an/ (Germany) IPA(key): /seˈbasti̯an/, [-b̥as-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an; pre-1996: Se‧ba‧sti‧an === Proper noun === Sebastian a male given name ==== Coordinate terms ==== Sebastienne (feminine form) ==== Derived terms ==== Bastian, Basti (diminutives) == Norwegian == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century. === Proper noun === Sebastian a male given name == Polish == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastianus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɛˈbas.tjan/ Rhymes: -astjan Syllabification: Se‧bas‧tian === Proper noun === Sebastian m a male given name ==== Declension ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sebastian m (genitive/dative lui Sebastian) a surname === References === Iordan, Iorgu (1983), Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică == Swedish == === Etymology === From Latin Sebastianus. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians) a male given name === References === [2] 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.