Sebastiaan as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sebastiaan

What is the meaning of the name Sebastiaan ?

The baby name Sebastiaan is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Dutch IPA: /se.baˈstjaːn/ — respelling: seh-bas-TYAAN.

Sebastiaan is Greek in Origin.

Sebastiaan is the Dutch form of Sebastian, from Greek Sebastianos “man from Sebaste,” a place-name derived from sebastos, “venerable, revered,” the Greek equivalent of Latin Augustus. Several cities in Asia Minor were called Sebaste in honor of the emperor, which helped the gentilicium become a given name. Through Latin Sebastianus, it spread across Christendom.

The cult of the 3rd-century Roman martyr Saint Sebastian propelled the name’s medieval popularity and kept it visible in art and church calendars; in the Low Countries it has been used since the Middle Ages, with a modern upswing from the late 20th century. Common Dutch nicknames are Bas, Seb, and Sep. Close variants include Sebastian (English, German, Polish), Sébastien (French), Sebastián (Spanish), Sebastiano (Italian), Sebastião (Portuguese), Sebestyén (Hungarian), and the Dutch short form Bastiaan; feminine forms include Sebastiana and Sébastienne.