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It's a very handsome name. Kind of popular at the moment, but still a lovely choice.
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I think it's pretty cool. I used to think it sounded like a villain name, but that association went away as it's gotten more common in the US.
The only one I've met was an adult from Quebec who had a kid named Gustave.
I perceive it to be in the same group as like... Julian, Dominic, Salvador, Gabriel, Felix, Silas, Valentin, Maximilian.
The only one I've met was an adult from Quebec who had a kid named Gustave.
I perceive it to be in the same group as like... Julian, Dominic, Salvador, Gabriel, Felix, Silas, Valentin, Maximilian.
This message was edited 2/18/2021, 10:03 PM
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Quite handsome. Not too common but not unfamiliar either. A solid option. It’s in my top 10 regularly.
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I've come to like it, especially with the nickname Bash. It's handsome and traditional, yet different, and even a bit foreign sounding. Seb is also nice. I don't like Bastian.
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I don't really care for it, like Sylvester better
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I like it, but probably more as a mn.
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Slimy Seb
I went to school with a very slimy Sebastian and that's left an impression. He went Seb or Sebby...
I also think of poor Sebastian from Brideshead Revisited, and the crab from A Little Mermaid. Not the greatest of associations.
I went to school with a very slimy Sebastian and that's left an impression. He went Seb or Sebby...
I also think of poor Sebastian from Brideshead Revisited, and the crab from A Little Mermaid. Not the greatest of associations.
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I'm torn about this name. On the one hand, it's part of the elaborate Victorian aesthetic I often gravitate toward. On the other hand... it also sounds like a cat. Specifically a Persian cat.
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My parents have a Siamese cat named Sebastian.
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Siamese cat works, too! :-)
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Nice in English, red-neck hick in Afrikaans. I tend towards the English side!
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The pronunciation differs as well; tee-AHN at the end, and a few minor differences elsewhere.
Friends had a Basset hound named Sebastian. The wife always called him by the English pronunciation, which suited him: he was a very dignified dog. But like all Bassets, he did his own thing whenever possible. The husband is Afrikaans. One day, Wife said very gently "Lie down, Sebastian", and was ignored. Repeat, and repeat. So, Husband used the Afrikaans nn version - which sounds like BUSyun - loudly and firmly, and the pooch obeyed instantly. The whole lunch party collapsed in giggles. Point being that the Basjan nn is associated with the, let's say, non-working working class so Sebastian (English) has snob value but the Afrikaans version and especially the nn has quite the opposite.
Friends had a Basset hound named Sebastian. The wife always called him by the English pronunciation, which suited him: he was a very dignified dog. But like all Bassets, he did his own thing whenever possible. The husband is Afrikaans. One day, Wife said very gently "Lie down, Sebastian", and was ignored. Repeat, and repeat. So, Husband used the Afrikaans nn version - which sounds like BUSyun - loudly and firmly, and the pooch obeyed instantly. The whole lunch party collapsed in giggles. Point being that the Basjan nn is associated with the, let's say, non-working working class so Sebastian (English) has snob value but the Afrikaans version and especially the nn has quite the opposite.
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Wow, that is so weird to hear that! Thanks for the different viewpoint info.
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It's the same in Polish. Quite interesting.
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The idea that Sebastian is a redneck hick name in Afrikaans is so fantastic
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It's ok
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I really like Sebastian. It's so dramatic and ornate. Growing up, my friend Alyssa had a brother named Sebastian, and it was a VERY uncommon name then. I thought it was so handsome and special. It deserves its popularity.
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My name is Alyssa and I want to name my first-born son Sebastian (-:
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