Sebastian at a glance
- Meaning
- “from Sebaste”
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Greek
- Pronunciation
- suh-BAS-tee-un
- Nicknames
- Seb, Bastian
- Other forms
- Sebastián, Sebastiano, Sébastien, Sebastião
Where the name Sebastian comes from
Sebastian comes from the Latin form of a Greek name meaning a person from Sebaste, a town whose name came from sebastos, “honoured”. Saint Sebastian was an early Christian martyr. It has become popular in the UK and the US in recent years.