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Sebastijan

Sebastijan is the South Slavic, particularly Croatian and Slovenian, form of Sebastian. Tracing back through Latin Sebastianus to Greek, it denotes someone revered and honored. It offers a warm, Mediterranean-tinged variation of a celebrated classic.

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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

Originating from Sebaste; figuratively meaning noble, venerable, and worthy of respect.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Meno pochádza cez latinskú podobu Sebastianus z gréckeho mena Sebastianós, ktoré pôvodne znamenalo „pochádzajúci zo Sebasty“. Názov mesta Sebaste súvisí s gréckym slovom sebastós vo význame „vznešený, ctihodný, uctievaný“, ktoré bolo gréckym ekvivalentom latinského cisárskeho titulu Augustus.

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International Traveler Index

How easily Sebastijan is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Degree of global adaptability100 %
Passport & airline ticket spelling:

SEBASTIJAN

100% identical to original form
Script & diacritics:

No diacritics (ASCII)

Universal international spelling
World languages:

10 foreign variants

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Travel strengths of this name
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
What to keep in mind abroad
  • •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
20 January
Croatian Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Vyslovuje sa približne se-bas-ti-jan, so zreteľnou skupinou -ijan.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 4
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Sebastijan
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Sebastijana
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Sebastijanovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Sebastijana
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Sebastijan
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Sebastijanovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Sebastijanom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
SebiSebkoSebinkoSebastijanko
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Sebastijan
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Sebastijan! Sebi! Sebastijanko!

Notable figures named Sebastijan

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People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Sebastijan Cavazza
SI
born 1973Notable Figure

Slovenian actor

Sebastijan Pregelj
SI
born 1970Notable Figure

Slovene writer

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Sebastijan Smith

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Initials / monogram:with dots:S.S.without dots:SS

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Zasiahnuté regióny / jazyky:DE
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