Sebastian
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See also: Sebastián
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
- (UK, Australia, New Zealand) IPA(key): /sɪˈbæsti.ən/
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): (variant) /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/
Audio (UK): (file) - Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian
- A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- 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.
- 2016, Nathan Hill, The Nix: A novel, Vintage, →ISBN, page 596:
- “She was a new student. I was a counterculture hero. Back then I went by a different name. Sebastian. Sexy, right? And so much better than Guy. You can't be a counterculture hero and a Guy. That name is way too average. […]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
given name
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Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastianus.
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian
- a male given name
Derived terms[edit]
- Bastian (diminutive)
Faroese[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian m
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Sebastian |
Accusative | Sebastian |
Dative | Sebastiani |
Genitive | Sebastians |
Derived terms[edit]
- Sebastiansson (son of Sebastian) (patronymic)
- Sebastiansdóttir (daughter of Sebastian) (patronymic)
- Bastian (diminutive)
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Inflection of Sebastian (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Sebastian | Sebastianit | ||
genitive | Sebastianin | Sebastianien Sebastianeiden Sebastianeitten | ||
partitive | Sebastiania | Sebastianeita Sebastianeja | ||
illative | Sebastianiin | Sebastianeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Sebastian | Sebastianit | ||
accusative | nom. | Sebastian | Sebastianit | |
gen. | Sebastianin | |||
genitive | Sebastianin | Sebastianien Sebastianeiden Sebastianeitten | ||
partitive | Sebastiania | Sebastianeita Sebastianeja | ||
inessive | Sebastianissa | Sebastianeissa | ||
elative | Sebastianista | Sebastianeista | ||
illative | Sebastianiin | Sebastianeihin | ||
adessive | Sebastianilla | Sebastianeilla | ||
ablative | Sebastianilta | Sebastianeilta | ||
allative | Sebastianille | Sebastianeille | ||
essive | Sebastianina | Sebastianeina | ||
translative | Sebastianiksi | Sebastianeiksi | ||
abessive | Sebastianitta | Sebastianeitta | ||
instructive | — | Sebastianein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics[edit]
- Sebastian is the 191st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,250 male individuals (and as a middle name to 11,620 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 5 female individuals (and as a middle name to 22 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastiānus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian
- a male given name
Coordinate terms[edit]
- Sebastienne (feminine form)
Derived terms[edit]
- Bastian (diminutive)
Norwegian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian
- a male given name
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian m
- a male given name
Declension[edit]
Declension of Sebastian
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | Sebastian | Sebastianowie |
genitive | Sebastiana | Sebastianów |
dative | Sebastianowi | Sebastianom |
accusative | Sebastiana | Sebastianów |
instrumental | Sebastianem | Sebastianami |
locative | Sebastianie | Sebastianach |
vocative | Sebastianie | Sebastianowie |
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian m (genitive/dative lui Sebastian)
- a surname
References[edit]
- Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names][1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Sebastianus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun[edit]
Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)
- a male given name
References[edit]
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- English uncountable nouns
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Latin
- English male given names from Ancient Greek
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- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
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- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese proper nouns
- Faroese masculine nouns
- Faroese given names
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- Finnish terms derived from Latin
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɑn
- Rhymes:Finnish/iɑn/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
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- Finnish paperi-type nominals
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