Sebastian

Pronunciation: seh-BAS-chin (key)

Commentary on the name Sebastian:

Sebastian is a refined name that was always a little too elegant for comfort in the U.S. Your parents may even call it prissy. You can toss all that away now, because elegance has gone mainstream. This paragon of sophistication is now a global hit, and pals like Adrian and Julian will admire Sebastian's classic style.

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Ashton, Seb, Sebas, Baz, Bastien, Bass, Seabass, Basti, Bassan, Zeb

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Sebastian Junger, author
Sebastian Cabot, English actor best known as butler "Mr. French" on the 1960s TV series "Family Affair"
Johann Sebastian Bach, composer
Sebastian Bach, rock singer

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Sebastian Valmont (played by Ryan Phillipe) Cruel Intentions (1999)
Bastian Balthazar Bucks, protagonist of The Never-Ending Story.
Sebastian Flyte, a prominent character in Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited.
Scottish indie-rock band Belle and Sebastian
Sebastian and Viola are siblings in Vita Sackville-West's novel "The Edwardians"
Sebastian and Viola are twins in Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"
Sebastian Valmont- 1999 movie Cruel Intentions directed by Roger Krumble, thriller romance, drama, ect...
Sebastian the Crab in Disney's The Little Mermaid

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