2-473: Bastian is a German short form of Sebastian . Notable people with the surname include: Notable people with the given name include: Sebastian (name) Sebastian or Sebastián is both a given name and a surname . It comes from the Greek name Sebastianos (Σεβαστιανός) meaning "from Sebastia" (Σεβάστεια), which was the name of the city now known as Sivas , located in the central portion of what
4-574: Is now Turkey; in Western Europe the name comes through the Latinized intermediary Sebastianus. It was a name of ancient Greek origin, given to children not born free and found on the streets of Sebastia. The name of the city is derived from the Greek word σεβαστός ( sebastos ), "venerable", which comes from σέβας sebas , "awe, reverence, dread", in turn from the verb σέβομαι ( sebomai ), "feel awe, scruple, be ashamed". Sebastos
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