# Sebastian
## English
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈbæst͡ʃən/
* (UK, Australia, New Zealand) IPA: /sɪˈbæsti.ən/
* (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA: (variant) /sɪˈbæs.tʃən/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an

### Proper noun

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

* Bastian
* Seb

#### Related terms

* San Sebastian

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* bassanite, sabatines, basanites

## Danish
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

### Proper noun

Sebastian
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* Bastian (diminutive)

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Sebastian m
* a male given name

#### Derived terms

* Sebastiansson (son of Sebastian) (patronymic)
* Sebastiansdóttir (daughter of Sebastian) (patronymic)
* Bastian (diminutive)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsebɑstiɑn/, [ˈs̠e̞bɑ̝s̠ˌtiɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -iɑn
* Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an

### Proper noun

Sebastian
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sebastian (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sebastianini
Sebastianini
accusative
nom.
Sebastianini
Sebastianini
gen.
Sebastianini
genitive
Sebastianini
Sebastianieni Sebastianeideni Sebastianeitteni
partitive
Sebastianiani
Sebastianeitani Sebastianejani
inessive
Sebastianissani
Sebastianeissani
elative
Sebastianistani
Sebastianeistani
illative
Sebastianiini
Sebastianeihini
adessive
Sebastianillani
Sebastianeillani
ablative
Sebastianiltani
Sebastianeiltani
allative
Sebastianilleni
Sebastianeilleni
essive
Sebastianinani
Sebastianeinani
translative
Sebastianikseni
Sebastianeikseni
abessive
Sebastianittani
Sebastianeittani
instructive
comitative
—Sebastianeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sebastianisi
Sebastianisi
accusative
nom.
Sebastianisi
Sebastianisi
gen.
Sebastianisi
genitive
Sebastianisi
Sebastianiesi Sebastianeidesi Sebastianeittesi
partitive
Sebastianiasi
Sebastianeitasi Sebastianejasi
inessive
Sebastianissasi
Sebastianeissasi
elative
Sebastianistasi
Sebastianeistasi
illative
Sebastianiisi
Sebastianeihisi
adessive
Sebastianillasi
Sebastianeillasi
ablative
Sebastianiltasi
Sebastianeiltasi
allative
Sebastianillesi
Sebastianeillesi
essive
Sebastianinasi
Sebastianeinasi
translative
Sebastianiksesi
Sebastianeiksesi
abessive
Sebastianittasi
Sebastianeittasi
instructive
comitative
—Sebastianeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sebastianimme
Sebastianimme
accusative
nom.
Sebastianimme
Sebastianimme
gen.
Sebastianimme
genitive
Sebastianimme
Sebastianiemme Sebastianeidemme Sebastianeittemme
partitive
Sebastianiamme
Sebastianeitamme Sebastianejamme
inessive
Sebastianissamme
Sebastianeissamme
elative
Sebastianistamme
Sebastianeistamme
illative
Sebastianiimme
Sebastianeihimme
adessive
Sebastianillamme
Sebastianeillamme
ablative
Sebastianiltamme
Sebastianeiltamme
allative
Sebastianillemme
Sebastianeillemme
essive
Sebastianinamme
Sebastianeinamme
translative
Sebastianiksemme
Sebastianeiksemme
abessive
Sebastianittamme
Sebastianeittamme
instructive
comitative
—Sebastianeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sebastianinne
Sebastianinne
accusative
nom.
Sebastianinne
Sebastianinne
gen.
Sebastianinne
genitive
Sebastianinne
Sebastianienne Sebastianeidenne Sebastianeittenne
partitive
Sebastianianne
Sebastianeitanne Sebastianejanne
inessive
Sebastianissanne
Sebastianeissanne
elative
Sebastianistanne
Sebastianeistanne
illative
Sebastianiinne
Sebastianeihinne
adessive
Sebastianillanne
Sebastianeillanne
ablative
Sebastianiltanne
Sebastianeiltanne
allative
Sebastianillenne
Sebastianeillenne
essive
Sebastianinanne
Sebastianeinanne
translative
Sebastianiksenne
Sebastianeiksenne
abessive
Sebastianittanne
Sebastianeittanne
instructive
comitative
—Sebastianeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sebastianinsa
Sebastianinsa
accusative
nom.
Sebastianinsa
Sebastianinsa
gen.
Sebastianinsa
genitive
Sebastianinsa
Sebastianiensa Sebastianeidensa Sebastianeittensa
partitive
Sebastianiaan Sebastianiansa
Sebastianeitaan Sebastianejaan Sebastianeitansa Sebastianejansa
inessive
Sebastianissaan Sebastianissansa
Sebastianeissaan Sebastianeissansa
elative
Sebastianistaan Sebastianistansa
Sebastianeistaan Sebastianeistansa
illative
Sebastianiinsa
Sebastianeihinsa
adessive
Sebastianillaan Sebastianillansa
Sebastianeillaan Sebastianeillansa
ablative
Sebastianiltaan Sebastianiltansa
Sebastianeiltaan Sebastianeiltansa
allative
Sebastianilleen Sebastianillensa
Sebastianeilleen Sebastianeillensa
essive
Sebastianinaan Sebastianinansa
Sebastianeinaan Sebastianeinansa
translative
Sebastianikseen Sebastianiksensa
Sebastianeikseen Sebastianeiksensa
abessive
Sebastianittaan Sebastianittansa
Sebastianeittaan Sebastianeittansa
instructive
comitative
—Sebastianeineen Sebastianeinensa :

#### Statistics

* 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
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastiānus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /zeˈbasti̯an/ (Germany)
** Audio:(file)(Germany)
* IPA: /seˈbasti̯an/, [-b̥as-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland)
* Hyphenation: Se‧bas‧ti‧an; pre-1996: Se‧ba‧sti‧an

### Proper noun

Sebastian
* a male given name

#### Coordinate terms

* Sebastienne (feminine form)

#### Derived terms

* Bastian (diminutive)

## Norwegian
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 17th century.

### Proper noun

Sebastian
* a male given name

## Polish
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɛˈbas.tjan/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -astjan
* Syllabification: Se‧bas‧tian

### Proper noun

Sebastian m
* a male given name

#### Declension
## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Sebastiano, from Latin Sebastianus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sebastian m (genitive/dative lui Sebastian)
* a surname

### References

* Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎, Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Latin Sebastianus.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Sebastian c (genitive Sebastians)
* a male given name

### References

* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 34 292 males with the given name Sebastian living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.