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Baby Name Sebastian |
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Meaning of Sebastian - What does the name Sebastian means? |
Pronunciation: |
seh-bahs-chen | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
Scandinavian |
Name Meaning: |
Derived from the Greek Sebastianos (a man from Sebastia, a town in Asia Minor). The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian soldier of Rome martyred by the arrows of his fellow soldiers. He was a popular subject of medieval painters, which led to the spread of his name across Europe |
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English, Scandinavian |
More Info: | Cognate: Sebastiaan (Dutch). | Shortened forms: | Baste (Dutch) |
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