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The name is the Slovak and Czech form of Sebastian, derived from the Latin Sebastianus, which in turn comes from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "from Sebaste," a city in Asia Minor whose name derived from the Greek sebastos, meaning "venerable" or "revered." The name gained widespread use throughout Christian Europe largely through the cult of Saint Sebastian, a third-century Roman martyr whose story made the name popular across many languages and cultures. Related forms include Sebastián in Spanish, Sébastien in French, Sebastiano in Italian, and Bastian as a short form used across several traditions.