Sebastian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
  2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation

/səˈbæst͡ʃən/ /sɪˈbæsti.ən/ /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/ en-uk-sebastian.ogg

Word forms

Sebastian

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.

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