Sebastian

Sebastian is a Latin form of the Greek name Sebastianos, derived from Sebasteia, a city in Asia Minor (modern-day Sivas in Turkey), whose name in turn comes from the Greek word sebastos, meaning venerable or revered, itself a translation of the Latin Augustus. The name is most famously associated with Saint Sebastian, a third-century Roman martyr said to have been shot with arrows before being beaten to death, who became one of the most popular saints of the medieval Christian world and a frequent subject of Renaissance art. The name spread widely across Europe through veneration of this saint and remains common in numerous languages today. Closely related forms include Sebastián in Spanish, Sebastiano in Italian, and Sébastien in French.