Vastianu

== Sicilian == === Alternative forms === Vastià === Etymology === From an intermediate *Sivastianu, 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 calque of the Roman title Augustus. Compare Albanian Sebastián, Catalan Sebastià, French Sébastien, Italian Sebastiano, Portuguese Sebastião, Spanish Sebastián. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /va.stiˈa.nu/, [va.stiˈa.nʊ], [vaˈstja.nʊ] IPA(key): [-mːa.st-] (when preceded by /-n/) Rhymes: -anu, -janu Hyphenation: va‧sti‧à‧nu === Proper noun === Vastianu a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Sebastian ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== (endearing forms): Janu, Neḍḍu, Niḍḍinu, Niḍḍuzzu (feminine variants): Vastiana