Sebastian
male given name
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Summary
Sebastian is a male given name[1]. Sebastian has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Writing system: Latin script[3]
- Part of: Sebastian[4]
- Commons category: Sebastian (given name)[5]
- Language of work or name: German[6], English[7], Slovene[8], Dutch[9], Romanian[10], Polish[11]
- Said to be the same as: Sebastián[12], Sebastiaan[13], Sebastiaen[14], Szebasztián[15], Sebastjan[16], Sevastian[17], Sebastiano[18], Sebastianus[19], Sebastians[20], Sébastien[21], Sebastià[22], Sebastião[23], Sebestyén[24], Bastian[25]
- Family name identical to this given name: Sebastian[26]
- Given name version for other gender: Sebastiana[27], Q141660638[28], Q141662383[29]
- Native label: Sebastian[30]
- Name day: January 20[31]
- Different from: Sebastian[32]
- Soundex: S123[33]
- Cologne phonetics: 81826[34]
- Caverphone: SPSN11[35], SPSN111111[36]
- Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010[37], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[38], Wykaz imion używanych w Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej[39]
Why It Matters
Sebastian is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]