Sebastian

proper nouncommon in dialogue

Australia//sɪˈbæsti.ən//
Australia//sɪˈbæs.tʃən//
//səˈbæst͡ʃən//

A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

proper noun

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A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.
Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.
I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.
“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. […]
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A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia.
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A place in the United States: A city in Indian River County, Florida.
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A place in the United States: An unincorporated community in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio.
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A place in the United States: A census-designated place in Willacy County, Texas.

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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Sebastian · A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

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