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Sebastian

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Latin Sebastianus, 'of Sebastia', a city named from Greek sebastos, 'venerable' Well attested

Often said to mean 'venerable'; that explains the city's name, and Sebastian means 'of that city'.

Origin
Latin, from Greek
Popularity

US 2025: #16 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #47

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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