Sebastian
Sebastian is a male given name and a family name .
Origin and meaning
The name Sebastinus goes back to the name of the Greek city Sebaste . The name of the city was derived from the Greek Σεβαστός sebastós “venerable”, based on Augustus , Latin “sublime”, in honor of a Roman emperor. The meaning of the name is therefore "Man from Sebaste" or "the sublime", "the venerable".
distribution
Since the early 1960s, more and more boys were called Sebastian. In the 80s the name was consistently among the ten most frequently given first names, in 1984 it was even the most common. Since then, its popularity has decreased somewhat.
name day
Name day is the feast day of St. Martyr Sebastian on January 20th .
variants
- Baschan (Low German / Low German short form)
- Baschde ( Upper Swabian )
- Baschdl (Swabian variation)
- Bastian , Bastiano, Basti, Bastien , Bastl (common short forms)
- Bistgaun (Rhaeto-Romanic variant)
- Bosćij (Sorbian variant)
- Sebastián (Spanish spelling)
- Sebastiaan, Bas (Dutch spelling)
- Sebastiani
- Sebastijan (Croatian spelling)
- Sebastiano (Italian spelling)
- Sebastião (Portuguese spelling)
- Sébastien (French spelling)
- Sebastianòs or Sevastianòs (Greek variant)
- Sebestyén (Hungarian spelling)
- Bäschtu, Bästeli, Baschi, Baschti (Lorraine, Rhenish Franconian and Bavarian), Baschy (Swiss-German short form)
- Wast, Wastl, Wastel (Bavarian-Austrian variation)
Feminine forms
The feminine form of the name, Sebastiana , is rare in German. The name Bastienne comes from the French-speaking area .
Well-known namesake
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750), German composer
- Sebastian (Portugal) (1554–1578), king
- Sebastian I. (Ortenburg) (1434-1490), Count
- Sebastian II (Ortenburg) († 1559), Count
- Sebastian Kneipp (1821–1897), Bavarian priest and hydrotherapist
- Sebastian von Lodron (1601–1643), Bishop of Gurk
family name
- Adalbert Sebastian (1919-2004), Austrian state politician (Styria)
- Adele Sebastian (1956–1983), American jazz musician
- Anna Sebastian (1916–1953), Austrian writer in the English language
- B. Tennyson Sebastian II , sound engineer
- Charles E. Sebastian (1873–1929), American politician
- Cuthbert Sebastian (1921–2017), Governor General of St. Kitts and Nevis
- Dorothy Sebastian (1903–1957), American actress
- Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián (* 1943), Catholic bishop
- Guy Sebastian (* 1981), Australian pop singer
- Hans-Jürgen Sebastian (1944–2018), German mathematician and logistics scientist
- Horst Sebastian (1928–1986), German dentist and professional politician
- Jana Sebastian (* 1990), German soccer player
- Jerome Aloysius Daugherty Sebastian (1895–1960), American clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Baltimore
- Joan Sebastian (1951–2015), Mexican singer and songwriter
- John Sebastian (* 1944), American musician
- Klaus Sebastian (* 1952), German writer and musician
- Ludwig Sebastian (1862–1943), Bishop of Speyer
- Miguel Ángel Sebastián Martínez (* 1950), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Sarh
- Miguel Sebastián (* 1957), Spanish economist and politician of the socialist party PSOE
- Mihail Sebastian (1907–1945), Romanian writer
- Peter Sebastian (* 1958), German singer
- Sabine Sebastian (* 1951), German actress, voice actress and dialogue director
- Santiago Sánchez Sebastián (* 1957), Spanish religious priest, prelate of Lábrea
- Steffen Sebastian , German economist and university professor
- Suchitra Sebastian , British physicist
- Tim Sebastian (journalist) (* 1952), English television journalist and book author
- Tim Sebastian (soccer player) (* 1984), German soccer player
- Tim Sebastian (sports acrobat) (* 1995), German sports acrobat
- Toby Sebastian (* 1992), British actor
- Wilhelm Sebastian (1903–1978), German automobile racing driver and racing mechanic
- Wilhelm Josef Sebastian (* 1944), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag, Member of the Bundestag
- William King Sebastian (1812–1865), American politician
First name
- Sebastian Aitinger (1508–1547), Secretary of the Schmalkaldic League
- Sebastian Altmann (1827–1894), German builder
- Sebastian Arnold (handball player) (* 1996), German handball goalkeeper
- Sebastian Batkowski (* 1995), Polish pool player
- Sebastian Bezzel (* 1971), German actor
- Sebastian Coe (* 1956), British athlete, politician and sports official
- Sebastian Colloredo (* 1987), Italian ski jumper
- Sebastian Dahlström (* 1996), Finnish football player
- Sebastian Deisler (* 1980), German soccer player
- Sebastian Dollinger (* 1984), German volleyball and beach volleyball player
- Sebastian Edathy (* 1969), German politician (SPD)
- Sebastian Erixon (* 1989), Swedish ice hockey player
- Sebastian Frankenberger (* 1981), German politician (ödp)
- Sebastian Fitzek (* 1971), German writer and journalist
- Sebastian Gerold (* 1976), German actor
- Sebastian Haffner (1907–1999), German author and journalist
- Sebastian Hämer (* 1979), German singer.
- Sebastian Hinze (* 1979), German handball player and handball trainer
- Sebastian Jacoby (* 1978), German curling player and quiz player
- Sebastian Kehl (* 1980), German soccer player
- Sebastian Klussmann (* 1989), German quiz player
- Sebastian Koch (* 1962), German actor
- Sebastian Krumbiegel (* 1966), German singer
- Sebastian Kurz (* 1986), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Sebastian Langrock (* 1977), German poker player
- Sebastian Ludwig , German pool player
- Sebastian Malec (* 1995), Polish poker player
- Sebastian Ofner (* 1996), Austrian tennis player
- Sebastian Opderbeck (* 1986), German handball player
- Sebastian Pauli (poker player) (* 1989), German poker player
- Sebastian Rica-Kovac (* 2000), German handball goalkeeper
- Sebastian Rudy (* 1990), German soccer player
- Sebastian Schipper (* 1968), actor
- Sebastian Seitner (* 1979), German handball player
- Sebastian Sörensson (* 1989 or 1990), Swedish poker player
- Sebastian Stan (* 1982) Romanian-American actor
- Sebastian Ströbel (* 1977), German actor
- Sebastian Stump , German handball player
- Sebastian Sturm (* 1980), German reggae musician
- Sebastian Vettel (* 1987), German racing driver
- Sebastian Vollmer (* 1984), German American football player
- Sebastian Wurth (* 1994), German pop singer
pseudonym
- Sebastian (rapper) , stage name of the American rapper Garland Mosley
- SebastiAn , project and pseudonym of the French electro musician Sebastian Akchoté
- "Sebastián", artist pseudonym of the Mexican artist Enrique Carbajal González
Fictional people
- Sebastian Bergman , fictional investigator in the Swedish film series of the same name by Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt
- Sebastian the crab , fictional crab from the animated series Arielle, the mermaid
- Sebastian Michaelis (セ バ ス チ ャ ン ・ ミ カ エ リ ス) , fictional character in the manga and anime series Black Butler
- The mysterious Mr. Sebastian in the English feature film of the same name from 1968
- Sebastian Castellanos , main character in the computer game The Evil Within