Sebastiao as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Sebastiao

What is the meaning of the name Sebastiao ?

The baby name Sebastiao is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced Portuguese: seh-bah-STYOW (approx. IPA: /se.baʃˈtjɐ̃w/).

Sebastiao is Portuguese in Origin.

Sebastiao is the Portuguese given name Sebastião rendered without the diacritic. It descends from Latin Sebastianus, ultimately from Greek Sebastos (“venerable, revered”), a title equivalent to Augustus, and a toponym meaning “man from Sebaste,” cities in Asia Minor. Thus the name carries senses of “revered” and “of Sebaste.”

Usage spread across Christendom through the cult of Saint Sebastian (3rd-century martyr), cementing its popularity in Iberia. In Portugal it gained dynastic prestige via King Sebastião I (1554–1578) and the messianic myth of Sebastianismo, and it remains common in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa. Variant forms include Sebastião (standard), Sebastiao (diaspora/tech-friendly), and Bastião; diminutives and nicknames Tião and Seba. International cognates: Sebastian (English, German, Polish, Scandinavian), Sebastián (Spanish), Sébastien (French), Sebastiano (Italian), and Σεβαστιανός (Greek). Feminine: Sebastiana.