Tags: Given Name, Name.
Sebastian is a masculine given name. It comes from the Latin name Sebastianus meaning ‘from Sebaste’. Sebaste is the name of a town in Asia Minor (present-day Anatolia) derived from the Greek word σεβαστός (sebastos) venerable which comes from σέβας (sebas) awe reverence dread in turn from the verb σέβομαι (sebomai) feel awe scruple be ashamed. Sebastos was the Greek translation of the title Augustus which was used for Roman emperors.
