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The baby name sabastian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun).

sabastian is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 3.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun)

What is the meaning of the name sabastian ?

The baby name sabastian is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun).

sabastian is Greek in Origin.

Sabastian is an English respelling of Sebastian, derived from Latin Sebastianus via Greek Sebastianos, meaning "person from Sebastia," ultimately rooted in sebastos, "venerable" or "august," the Greek equivalent of Augustus. It therefore carries both the toponymic sense "from Sebastia" (in ancient Cappadocia, now Sivas, Turkey) and the honorific "venerable."

Its use spread across Europe through devotion to the third-century martyr Saint Sebastian, persisted in medieval calendars, and enjoyed renewed favor in the Renaissance, with strong modern popularity in many languages. International variants include Sebastián (Spanish), Sebastiano (Italian), Sebastião (Portuguese), Sébastien (French), Sebastian (German/Scandinavian/English), Sebestyén (Hungarian), Sebastijan (Slovene/Croatian), Sebastians (Latvian), Sebastianas (Lithuanian), and Russian Себастьян. Common short forms are Seb, Sebby, Bastian/Bastien, Basti, and Seba. Sabastian shares the same pronunciation as Sebastian and serves as a distinctive contemporary spelling that preserves the name’s classical gravitas.

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sabastian – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
BN Boys 0 #139 1 6,332
MO Boys 0 #234 1 5,842
EC Boys 0 #245 2 3,322
GH 0 #246 3 5,396
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
NG 0 #272 1 5,926
JM Boys 0 #289 5 6,876
SA 0 #312 1 10,560
PE 0 #329 1 6,350
GT 0 #334 5 5,948
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
PL Boys 0 #339 2 6,459
GH Boys 0 #350 12 8,138
MY 0 #354 1 12,352
HK 0 #357 1 8,483
BO 0 #405 4 6,868
PH Boys 0 #407 2 11,440
UY Boys 0 #407 7 5,922
SD Boys 0 #466 1 10,523
AR Boys 0 #470 23 7,628
ZA 0 #470 5 14,421
GT Boys 0 #497 3 7,625
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #509 2 10,188
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
CM Boys 0 #569 7 12,054
BH 0 #587 1 17,937
BO Boys 0 #607 17 9,244
AR Girls 0 #630 1 8,289
CL Boys 0 #679 25 13,390
IQ Boys 0 #696 2 13,071
SG Boys 0 #734 6 17,960
QA Boys 0 #738 6 18,093
KW Boys 0 #801 6 18,755
NG Girls 0 #826 1 15,093
OM Boys 0 #912 7 17,948
PE Boys 0 #912 15 14,506
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
EG Boys 0 #924 2 15,035
CO Boys 0 #937 106 15,656
NG Boys 0 #988 14 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,015 22 16,355
IN Boys 0 #1,036 4 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,132 12 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,150 3 16,140
MY Boys 0 #1,160 24 25,439
ZA Boys 0 #1,207 106 25,619
ZA Girls 0 #1,235 2 25,928
TR 0 #1,253 2 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,266 2 17,781
SA Boys 0 #1,676 17 28,008

sabastian is popular in 38 countries — most recent births per country:

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AR
BH
BN
BO

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sabastian is predominantly a boy's name.
sabastian is a 3 syllable name, pronounced /səˈbæstiən/ — suh-BAS-tee-ən (also commonly /səˈbæstʃən/ — suh-BAS-chun).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sebastian, Sébastien, Sebastiano, Sebastiaan, Sebastián and Sebastião.
Across languages, sabastian has these equivalents: 'Russian': "Себастьян (Sebast'yan), 'Greek': 'Σεβαστιανός (Sebastianos).
sabastian is a name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Greece. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Greece and its diaspora communities.