Given name

Sebastianus

“revered”

Sebastianus is a masculine given name. It is used in Latin.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Sebastianus goes back to Ancient Greek σεβαστός, meaning “revered.”

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Where it comes from

Sebastianus comes from Ancient Greek.

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How it developed

From Ancient Greek σεβαστός.

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Sebastianus’s family of names

In Latin usage, Sebastianus has a later derivative in Sebastian. In Latin usage, Sebastianus has a conventional equivalent in the French form Sébastien. In Latin usage, Sebastianus has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Sebastian.

Walk Sebastianus’s family in the name graph

SebastianusSebastianSebastianoSebastiaanSebastiaenSebastiánSebastiàSebastiãoSébastien

The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Sebastianus has relatives in 7 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.

Ancient Greek

3 related names in 7 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

People named Sebastianus

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