Sebastian (name)

Sebastian is a given name. It comes from the Greek name Sebastianos (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas, located in the central portion of what is now Turkey; in Western Europe the name comes through the Latinized intermediary Sebastianus.[1][2] The name of the city is derived from the Greek word σεβαστός (sebastos), "venerable",[3] which comes from σέβας (sebas), "awe, reverence, dread",[4] in turn from the verb σέβομαι (sebomai), "feel awe, scruple, be ashamed".[5] Sebastos was the Greek calque of the title Augustus, which was used for Roman emperors. Sebastian became a widely used name because it was the name of Saint Sebastian, a third-century Christian martyr.

Saint Sebastian Moses in Ilpendam North-Holland.

Sebastian

Saint Sebastian is largely responsible for use of this name.
Pronunciation	/səˈbæstʃən/ German: [zeˈbasti̯an] Romanian: [sebastiˈan] Spanish: [seβasˈtjan]
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Latin and Greek
Meaning	"from Sebastia", "Augustus"
Other names
Related names	Sebastián, Sébastien, Sebastião, Bastian, Bastien, Bas, Augustus

The name has been increasing in popularity in different countries. In the United States, it was the 98th most popular name for boys born in 2008. It was the 86th most popular name for boys born in England and Wales in 2007, the 38th most popular name for boys born in Sweden in 2007, the 13th most popular name for boys born in Norway in 2007, the fifth most popular name for boys born in Chile in 2006, and was the 59th most popular name for boys born in New South Wales, Australia in 2007.[6]