Sebastjan

Sebastjan is the Slovene form of Sebastian, which derives from the Latin Sebastianus, itself from the Greek Sebastianos, meaning "from Sebaste," a city in Asia Minor whose name comes from the Greek sebastos, meaning "venerable" or "august." The name gained widespread Christian use through Saint Sebastian, a third-century Roman martyr whose legend made the name popular across medieval Europe. Sebastjan shares its roots with cognates such as Sebastian, Sebastián, Sebastiano, and Sébastien found throughout European languages.