"Sebastian" meaning in English

See Sebastian in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /səˈbæst͡ʃən/, /sɪˈbæsti.ən/ [Australia, New-Zealand, UK], /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand, variant] Audio: en-uk-sebastian.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Sebastiānus}} Latin Sebastiānus, {{der|en|grc|Σεβαστός||august, venerable, exalted}} Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sebastian
  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek. Wikipedia link: Sebaste, Sivas Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Derived forms: Bastian, Seb Translations (given name): Sebastián [masculine] (Albanian), Sevastián [masculine] (Albanian), Masján [masculine] (Albanian), Sebastià [masculine] (Catalan), 塞巴斯蒂安 (Sàibāsīdì'ān) (Chinese Mandarin), Šebestián [masculine] (Czech), Sebastian (Danish), Sebastiaan (Dutch), Sebastiano (Esperanto), Sébastien (French), Sebastian (German), Σεβαστός (Sevastós) [masculine] (Greek), Sebestyén (Hungarian), Sebastiano (Italian), सेबेस्तांव (sebestāuva) (Konkani), Себастијан (Sebastijan) [masculine] (Macedonian), Sebastian (Norwegian), Sebastian (Occitan), سباستین (sebâstiyan) (Persian), Sebastian [masculine] (Polish), Sebastião [masculine] (Portuguese), Sebastian [masculine] (Romanian), Севастья́н (Sevastʹján) [masculine] (Russian), Севастиа́н (Sevastián) [masculine] (Russian), Себастья́н (Sebastʹján) [masculine] (Russian), Vastianu (Sicilian), Sebastián (Spanish), Sebastian (Swedish), Bosćij [masculine] (Upper Sorbian), Bastian [masculine] (Venetan)
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      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Sebastian"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Sebastian"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "sebâstiyan",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "سباستین"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sebastian"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sebastião"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Sebastian"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Sevastʹján",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Севастья́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Sevastián",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Севастиа́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Sebastʹján",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Себастья́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "scn",
      "lang": "Sicilian",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Vastianu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hsb",
      "lang": "Upper Sorbian",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bosćij"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Sebastián"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "given name",
      "word": "Sebastian"
    },
    {
      "code": "vec",
      "lang": "Venetan",
      "sense": "given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Bastian"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Sebastian"
}

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