Sebastian

The story

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣεβαστός“august, venerable, exalted”
2. Latin · derived fromSebastiānus
3. English todaySebastian

From Latin Sebastiānus, name of an early Christian saint, from ancient city of Sebaste in Asia Minor (modern Sivas, Turkey), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós, “august, venerable, exalted”), itself a translation of the Roman title Augustus.

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