Meaning: Its source is Sebastos, a Greek name meaning "Revered."

Origin: "Sebastos."

Languages: This boy's name is used in Italian.

Feminine Forms: Sebastiana

Narrative: The original form of this name designated those from a particular city (some say a region) of Asia minor, whose Greek name was a translation of the Latin imperial title Augustus.

The Christian St. Sebastian was probably a native of that place.