English

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.
   • 1599 William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night, Act V, Scene 1:

     Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.

   • 1968 Robin Maugham, The Second Window, McGraw - Hill, page 275:

     I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.

Translations

Anagrams

• bassanite

Danish

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Bastian

Faroese

Proper noun

Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Sebastian: Sebastiansson
• daughter of Sebastian: Sebastiansdóttir

Declension

German

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Bastian

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

Polish

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Sebastian m

1. A male given name.

Declension

Swedish

Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

Proper noun

Sebastian

1. A male given name.

References

• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 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.