"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. Translations (given name): Sebastián [masculine] (Albanian), Sevastián [masculine] (Albanian), Masján [masculine] (Albanian), Себастиан (Sebastian) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Себастиян (Sebastijan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Себастян (Sebastjan) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 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), Σεβαστιανός (Sevastianós) [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)
    Sense id: en-Sebastian-en-name-8r5YV0FC Categories (other): English given names, English male given names, Terms with Greek translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of 'given name': 99 1
  2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia Categories (place): Places in Australia, Places in Victoria, Australia, Towns in Australia, Towns in Victoria, Australia
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bastian, Seb Related terms: San Sebastian
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      "code": "ru",
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      "word": "Севастья́н"
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      "code": "scn",
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      "word": "Vastianu"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "given name",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
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      "sense": "given name",
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      "code": "vec",
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    "Sebaste",
    "Sivas"
  ],
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