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Sebastián

seh-bahs-TYAHN

/seɪˈbæstiɑːn/

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Sebastián

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Greek via Spanish
Meaning
venerable
Gender
male

Common mispronunciations

SEH-bast-ee-an

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