Sebastian

name

Etymology: From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.

1. A male given name from Latin or Ancient Greek.

   “Of Messaline: Sebastian was my father; / Such a Sebastian was my brother too, / So went he suited to his watery tomb.”

   “I was hoping the man would have some romantic name like Sebastian or Julian. However, as a surname Fletcher's all right.”

2. A town in the City of Greater Bendigo and the Shire of Loddon, central Victoria, Australia