Given name
Bastiaan
“the revered one”
Bastiaan is a variant of Bastian. In French use, Bastian carries the interpretation “the revered one.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Bastiaan is a variant of Bastian. In French use, Bastian carries the interpretation “the revered one.”
Explained through its name family
Bastiaan’s family of names
Bastiaan has a surname derivative in Bastiaansen. Bastiaan has a related form in Bastian. In Dutch usage, Bastiaan has a conventional equivalent in the French form Bastien.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Bastiaan
- Bastiaan ZuiderentDutch cricketerborn 1977
- Bastiaan LijesenDutch swimmerborn 1990
- Bastiaan RagasDutch actorborn 1971
- Bastiaan PoortenaarDutch field hockey player (1968–2024)
- Bastiaan TammingaDutch swimmerborn 1981
- Bastiaan OrtDutch politician, lawyer and judge (1854–1927)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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